Chioggia
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The Castle of Love
In 1215, Venice and Padua fought a war for one of the silliest reasons imaginable: a brawl during a game of Castle of Love.
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An Englishman in Venice — the diary of John Evelyn — 1645
Excerpts of the diary of the English gentleman John Evelyn from May 1645 to March 1646, covering his stay in Venice and Padua.