The Venetian Empire

Informationen zum Autor Jan Morris Klappentext For six centuries, the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean. This book reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus. Zusammenfassung For six centuries, the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean. This book reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus.

Product details

• Authors: Jan Morris
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.1990
• EAN: 9780140119947
• ISBN: 978-0-14-011994-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); European History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Venice, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Travel writing, CE period up to c 1500, History of Science, Mediterranean countries, Regional Geography, BCE to c 500 CE