Patriarchate of Grado
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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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A tale of two patriarchs
Venice had its own church organisation from the 800s, but the origins go back to before the Lombard invasion, and events in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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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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Hildeprand in Ravenna — John the Deacon
The Lombard conquest of Ravenna and how the Venetians saved the Exarchate (730s or 740s), excerpt from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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The “Chronica per extensum descripta” by Andrea Dandolo
The “Chronica per extensum descripta” by doge Andrea Dandolo was an influential early chronicle for the history of Venice.
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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.