The Venetian people were indigenous, and already present on the territory in Roman times. The Republic of Venice appeared out of the tumultuous centuries in late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages.

Invasions

• Invasions of Italy in Late Antiquity
• Venice might not have been

The earliest times

• Why did Venice become a republic?
• Why did Venice get rich?
• Why St Mark?

Legends

• The Birthday of Venice