Exarchate of Ravenna
The Exarchate of Ravenna was an ad hoc organisation of the Byzantine dominions in Italy, established c.584, in the face of the Lombard invasion and gradual conquest of much of the Italian peninsula.
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War with the Franks — Chronicon Altinate
The war with the Franks, in 809, as recounted fancifully in the “Chronicon Altinate”.
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Obelerius and Beatus — Chronica per extensum descripta
The dukes Obelerius and Beatus, and the war with the Franks, from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.
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Obelerius and Beatus — John the Deacon
The account of the dukes Obelerius and Beatus, from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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The murder of a patriarch
Internal strife in Venetia led to the murder of a patriarch, and a change of government.
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From bad to worse
The end of the Byzantine Exarchate eventually led to Charlemagne invading and conquering the Lombard kingdom. For the Venetians, it was a change for the worse.
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Sergius — Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis
The Venetians are mentioned twice in the biography of Sergius, archbishop of Ravenna (744–769, in the “Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis”.
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Expulsion of the Venetians (c. 787)
Translation of a letter from pope Adrian I to Charlemagne, about the expulsion of all Venetians from the lands of the former Exarchate.
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The “Galbaio” dynasty
Mauricius and Giovanni Galbaio were the seventh and eighth doges of Venice. Together, they ruled the duchy for almost four decades.
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Adrian I — Liber Pontificalis
An excerpt of the “Liber Pontificalis” for Pope Adrian I related to Venice and doge Mauricius
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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.