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Venetian Stories
Venetian StoriesJul 15, 2026
Remembering the plague
A unique eyewitness account of one of the worst plague epidemics in Venetian history, from a very well-placed observer.
1500sPlague
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJul 12, 2026
The first doges — John the Deacon
The account of the election of the first three doges of Venice (Pauluccio, Marcello and Orso), from the "Istoria Veneticorum" by John the Deacon.
Doges of Venicehistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJul 9, 2026
Venetia et Histria
The name Venice is from the ancient tribe of the Veneti, whose lands became a Roman province, with the name of "Venetia et Histria"
Byzantiumhistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJul 2, 2026
The Medieval Landscape
There were more lagoons on the coast of Venetia than what exists today, and even the lagoon landscapes were different. In fact, had it been left to nature, there would have been no lagoons today.
Geographyhistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 28, 2026
The settlements of the lagoons — John the Deacon
The list of lagoon settlements before the year 1000, from the "Istoria Veneticorum" by John the Deacon.
Dogadohistodons
Venetian Stories
Venetian StoriesJun 23, 2026
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?
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600s700s
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 21, 2026
Venetian refugees
Following the Lombard invasion and conquest of Venetia, a part of the Venetian population of the mainland cities fled or left for the settlements in the nearby lagoons.
histodonsLombards
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 18, 2026
The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
histodonsInvasions
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 18, 2026
The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
histodonsInvasions
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 15, 2026
The conquest of Venetia
The invasion of the Lombards in 568 was only the first part of the Lombard conquest of the Byzantine province of Venetia.
histodonsInvasions
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 12, 2026
The “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon
The "Istoria Veneticorum" from around the year 1000, is the first work in the historiography of Venice.
histodonsIstoria Veneticorum
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 8, 2026
Chronology of the Lombard invasion
A list of some of the main events of the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia and other parts of Italy.
histodonsInvasions
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceJun 4, 2026
The “Chronicon Altinate”
The "Chronicon Altinate" is one of the central medieval sources to early Venetian history, used extensively since it was written.
Chronicon Altinatehistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 28, 2026
Kings of the Lombards
The Kingdom of the Lombards played a major role in early Venetian history, as it was the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 which started the formation of later Venice.
histodonsLombards
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 24, 2026
Main sources for early Venice
A summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.
histodonsVenezia
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 18, 2026
Did Narses invite the Lombards?
Why did the Lombards decide to invade Byzantine Italy in 568? A popular story was the Byzantine general Narses, who had just retaken Italy for the empire, invited them. Was Narses a traitor to the empire?
histodonsInvasions
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 15, 2026
The Lombard Invasion
The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy in 568 was a pivotal event in Venetian history, as it kicked off the movement towards a distinct Venetian society, culture and, ultimately, state.
AvarsGepids
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 8, 2026
Pliny the Elder on Venetia
Excerpts related to "Venetia" and the "Veneti" from the "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder (1st century)
histodonsVenezia
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 5, 2026
The invasion of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The Lombard invasion of Venetia in 568 — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
histodonsHistoria Langobardorum
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceMay 3, 2026
Alboin and Rosamund — Paul the Deacon
A royal marriage and its tragic end, between Alboin, king of the Lombards, and Rosamund, a Gepid princess.
histodonsRoyal love story
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceApr 30, 2026
Gentildonne — Noblewomen — Grevembroch 1-136
"Gentildonne" (Noblewomen) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
DressVenetian Nobility
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceApr 27, 2026
The Justinian plague — Paul the Deacon
An account of the bubonic plague in Italy — also called the Justinian plague — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
histodonsPlague

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