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History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 23, 2026
Deusdedit Hypatos
Deusdedit was the fourth doge of Venice, ruling from 742 to 755, but we know little more about him than of the previous doges and the "magistri militum".
Doges of Venicehistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 21, 2026
The five “magistri militum”
From 737 to 742 the Duchy of the Venetians wasn't ruled by dukes, but by military commanders with the Byzantine title of "magister militum".
histodonsMagister Militum
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 19, 2026
Doges of the 700s — Chronica per extensum descripta
The doges Deusdedit (742-755), Galla (755–756), Domenico Monegario (756–764), Maurizio Galbaio (764–787) and his son Giovanni (787–804), from the "Chronica per extensum descripta" (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
Andrea DandoloChronica per extensum descripta
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 17, 2026
Doges of the 700s — John the Deacon
The doges Deusdedit (742-755), Galla (755–756), Domenico Monegario (756–764), Maurizio Galbaio (764–787) and his son Giovanni (787–804), from the "Istoria Veneticorum" by John the Deacon.
Doges of Venicehistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 14, 2026
Hildeprand in Ravenna — Chronica per extensum descripta
The Lombard attack on Ravenna, and the Venetian intervention to restore the Exarchate, excerpt from the "Chronica per extensum descripta" (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
Andrea DandoloChronica per extensum descripta
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 12, 2026
Hildeprand in Ravenna — John the Deacon
The Lombard conquest of Ravenna and how the Venetians saved the Exarchate (730s or 740s), excerpt from the "Istoria Veneticorum" by John the Deacon.
Exarchate of Ravennahistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 10, 2026
The death of Paulicius — Chronicon Altinate
The Chronicon Altinate contains an apocryphal account of how duke Paulicius was killed in a factional fight between people from Equilo and Heraclia.
Chronicon Altinatehistodons
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 7, 2026
Pactum Lotharii (840)
The Pactum Lotharii was a treaty between the Duchy of the Venetians and the Holy Roman Empire, or parts thereof, from 840.
histodonsPactum Lotharii
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 4, 2026
Ursus Hypatos — third and first doge of Venice
Ursus Hypatos was the third doge of Venice, likely the first chosen locally, but we have almost no sources for him.
histodonsOrigin of Venice
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceSep 1, 2026
The letters of Cassiodorus
The earliest written source related to the inhabitants of the Venetian lagoons, is a letter from Cassiodorus, written in 537.
histodonsOrigin of Venice
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceAug 30, 2026
Hildeprand in Ravenna — Paul the Deacon
In the 730s or early 740s, Hildeprand, nephew of king Liutprand, and Peredeo, duke of Vicenza, managed to take Ravenna, the capital of the Exarchate of Ravenna.
histodonsHistoria Langobardorum
History Walks in Venice
History Walks in VeniceAug 27, 2026
The demise of the Exarchate
The events around the demise of the Exarchate of Ravenna only involved the Venetians marginally. It is nevertheless important to the history of Venice.
Exarchate of RavennaFranks