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New page: '''Venice''' is a city currently in Italy, but for many years the centre of a Republic and Empire. It was founded after the fall of the Roman Empire by Italian citizens se...
'''Venice''' is a city currently in [[Italy]], but for many years the centre of a [[Republic]] and [[Empire]].
It was founded after the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] by Italian citizens seeking refuge from the invading [[Goths]] in the numerous small islands of the [[Venetian Lagoon]].
The elaborate system of canals developed to navigate the islands became justly famous, as did the spectacular architecture created as Venice increased in wealth and importance.
At its peak, the Venetian empire included many Aegean islands, including [[Crete]] and [[Cyprus]], and stretches of the Croatian coastline.
Notable episodes in its history include the [[Fourth Crusade]] of 1204, when the blind octagenarian [[doge]] [[Enrico Dandolo]] led the sack of [[Consantinople]], and the [[Battle of Lepanto]] of 1571, when a Venetian-led fleet gave the [[Ottoman Empire]] its first taste of defeat.
It was founded after the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] by Italian citizens seeking refuge from the invading [[Goths]] in the numerous small islands of the [[Venetian Lagoon]].
The elaborate system of canals developed to navigate the islands became justly famous, as did the spectacular architecture created as Venice increased in wealth and importance.
At its peak, the Venetian empire included many Aegean islands, including [[Crete]] and [[Cyprus]], and stretches of the Croatian coastline.
Notable episodes in its history include the [[Fourth Crusade]] of 1204, when the blind octagenarian [[doge]] [[Enrico Dandolo]] led the sack of [[Consantinople]], and the [[Battle of Lepanto]] of 1571, when a Venetian-led fleet gave the [[Ottoman Empire]] its first taste of defeat.