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Episode 32 — The first doges of Venice
If you thought fake news is a recent invention, think again. The traditional story of the first Venetian doges is little more than that, a made up story. Several of them probably didn't even exist, and if they did, weren't what we're told they were. Fake news from a thousand years ago, but well seasoned. You've been warned.
#700s #DucatusVenetiarum #DuchyOfTheVenetians #EarlyVenice #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/podcast/episode-32-the-first-doges-of-venice/
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Episode 31 — The world of Venetia
The Venetians fleeing the Lombards migrated into the lagoons along the Adriatic coast. Lagoons in the plural, as there were several, but what kind of environment was that, why was it there, and how did the Venetian settle in?
#600s #700s #900s #EarlyVenice #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/podcast/episode-31-the-world-of-venetia/
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Episode 30 — Venetia Maritima
The invasion of the Lombards in 568 set in motion another migration. A part of the people of the Byzantine province of Venetia fled the Lombards, and headed for the areas which remained under the control of Constantinople.
A century later, the only territories not controlled by the Lombards were the lagoons from Grado in the north to Cavarzere in the south. This area was initially called Venetia Maritima, and later, the Duchy of the Venetians, or in Venetian: the dogado.
#500s #600s #700s #EarlyVenice #VenetiaMaritima #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/podcast/episode-30-venetia-maritima/
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Episode 27 — Cassiodorus
March 25th is supposedly the birthday of Venice. That might be true, or it might not be because we have no primary sources for such an event, and no archaeological evidence.
The oldest written source we have, which mentions the earliest residents of the lagoons, is a letter somebody sent them, from around 537.
#500s #Cassiodorus #EarlyVenice #histodons #History
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/podcast/episode-27-cassiodorus/