Eraclea (or Heraclia or Civitas Nova Heracliana)
Eraclea (orig. Civitas Nova Heracliana, also Civitanova), founded in 640, was originally situated on a lagoon island. It was the first seat of the doges of Venice, before it moved to Metamauco.
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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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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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Domenicus Monegarius
Domenicus Monegarius was the sixth doge of Venice, from 765, following the deposition and blinding of duke Galla, and was blinded and deposed in 764.
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Galla — a most wicked man
Galla, the fifth doge of Venice, only ruled for one year, which was marked by violence.
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Deusdedit Hypatos
Deusdedit was the fourth doge of Venice, ruling from 742 to 755, but we know little more about him than of the previous doges and the “magistri militum”.
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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.
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Doges of the 700s — John the Deacon
The doges Deusdedit (742-755), Galla (755–756), Domenico Monegario (756–764), Maurizio Galbaio (764–787) and his son Giovanni (787–804), from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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Hildeprand in Ravenna — Chronica per extensum descripta
The Lombard attack on Ravenna, and the Venetian intervention to restore the Exarchate, excerpt from the “Chronica per extensum descripta” (1340s) by Andrea Dandolo.