The demise of the Exarchate
The demise of the Exarchate of Ravenna happened over a period of several decades, from around 725 until the definitive fall of Ravenna in 751.
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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.
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Zachary — Liber Pontificalis
An excerpt of the “Liber Pontificalis” for Pope Zachary about Lombard attacks on Ravenna around 742.
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John VI — Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis
The eventful reign of John VI, bishop of Ravenna (726–744), from the “Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis”.
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Gregory II — Liber Pontificalis
The Liber Pontificalis for Gregory II (715–731), recounts in great detail the conflicts between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Papacy, with repeated attempts at the life of the pope.
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Iconoclasm — Paul the Deacon
An account of the anti-iconoclast rebellion of 726–727 in Byzantine Italy, from the “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon.
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Venice might not have been
Venice was an independent state for almost a millennium, but it might note have been. It all hinged on a single battle fought in the Venetian lagoon in 810.
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Invasions of Italy in Late Antiquity
In late Antiquity the north-east of the Italian peninsula suffered many invasions. The wars caused people to move to the safer lagoon areas, and hence to the foundation of Venice.