Gasparri e Gelichi (2024) Isole del rifugio
Gasparri, Stefano. , and Gelichi, Sauro. Le isole del rifugio : Venezia prima di Venezia. Bari Laterza, 2024
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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”
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Lagoon settlements in the early Middle Ages
The lagoon was settled in Antiquity, and in the 600s, there were numerous known towns, and several important cities. Venice, however, was not one of them.
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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.
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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.
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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.