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At its peak, the Venetian empire included many Aegean islands, including [[Crete]] and [[Cyprus]], and stretches of the Croatian coastline.
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.
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 major naval defeat.
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