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'''Venice''' is a city currently in [[Italy]], but for many years the centre of a [[Republic]] and [[Empire]].

'''Venice''' is a city currently in [[Italy]], but for many years the centre of a [[Republic]] and naval powerhouse.  It was a major center of learning during the [[Renaissance]]. People from Venice are called Venetians. 

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]].

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]].

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 major naval defeat.

Notable episodes in its history include the [[Fourth Crusade]] of 1204, when the blind octagenarian [[doge]] [[Enrico Dandolo]] led the sack of [[Constantinople]], and the [[Battle of Lepanto]] of 1571, when a Venetian-led fleet gave the [[Ottoman Empire]] its first major naval defeat and marked the end of [[Islam]]ic expansion into [[Christian]] Europe.

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]

[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]