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| Venice: Myths and Counter Myths | |
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| "Venetiae Caput Mundi" | |
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| From the Early Settlements to the "Serenissima" | |
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| Venice: Incomparable, Unconquerable | |
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| The Keys to Power | |
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| Asserting Her Absolute Supremacy: Venice's Marriage Ceremony with the Sea | |
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| The Most Serene Republic | |
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| "Mainland Senate" and "Maritime Senate" | |
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| L'Arsenale: The Heart of the Maritime Republic | |
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| Il Palazzo Ducale: The Center of Power | |
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| "The Council of Forty" and "The Council of Ten" | |
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| The Patricians: Born to Rule | |
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| Protecting the Lagoon: A Millennium of Preventive Measures | |
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| "El paron de la Republica" | |
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| "Cacciati i papalisti" | |
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| Confraternities and Guilds | |
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| Villas of the Veneto: A Tour of Terra Firma | |
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| Feasts and Festivals | |
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| The Art of Venetian Cooking | |
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| A System of Checks and Balances | |
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| A City Unlike Any Other | |
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| The Construction Trade and the Venetian Lagoon | |
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| The Venetian Palace: Mixing Business with Pleasure | |
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| "The Grand Tour" | |
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| Venetian Civilization | |
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| The Venetian Empire | |
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| Venice and Byzantium | |
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| The Benefits of a Good Bargain | |
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| Dividing the Spoils | |
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| Maritime and Mainland Territories | |
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| The Love of Her Subjects | |
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| The Colonies | |
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| A Brief Tour of the Eastern Territories | |
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| A Centralized System | |
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| "Equal Justice for One and All" | |
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| The Territories of St. Mark | |
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| Crete and Cyprus | |
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| The Ionian Islands | |
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| Dalmatia | |
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| From the Quieto to the Adda | |
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| St. Mark on the Mainland | |
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| Commerce and Industry | |
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| The Trade Routes | |
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| The Power of Money | |
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| Gold and Spices | |
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| Piracy and Decadence | |
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| 700 Years of Glass-making on Murano | |
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| The Textile Industry: Wool and Silk | |
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| Wars, Armies, Victories and Defeats | |
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| Venice and the Turks | |
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| The Venetian Armada | |
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| Mastering the Sea: The Longships | |
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| The Broad Ships | |
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| Fortresses and Generals | |
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| Neutrality and the End | |
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| Fortifications on Terra Firma | |
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| Eleven Centuries of Independence | |
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| Major Exhibitions | |
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| Protecting the Natural Environment | |
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| Preserving the City and the Lagoon | |
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| Chronology, Doges, Patrician Families, "Regiments" and Place Names | |
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| Chronology | |
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| The Doges of Venice | |
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| The Venetian Patriciate as of the Year 1999 | |
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| Venetian "Regiments" at the Fall of the Republic (1797) | |
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| A Short Glossary of Place Names | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |