Cividale del Friuli
Cividale del Friuli (orig: Forum Iulii) was the first Lombard capital in Italy, and the main city of the Lombard Duchy of Friuli.
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The “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon
The “Historia Langobardorum” is the oldest chronicle relevant to the history of Venice. It probably dates to the 780s or 790s.
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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.