City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire

City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire

2011 • 405 pages

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A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure.

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3 primary books

#3 in Mediterranean Epic Trilogy

Mediterranean Epic Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Roger Crowley.

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1453
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Empires of the Sea
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City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire

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