Oderzo (Latin: Opitergium)
Modern-day Oderzo, in antiquity Opitergium, was the administrative centre of Byzantine Venetia from after the invasion of the Huns in 452, until during the Lombard conquest, around 640.
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The settlements of the lagoons — John the Deacon
The list of lagoon settlements before the year 1000, from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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Venetian refugees
Following the Lombard invasion and conquest of Venetia, a part of the Venetian population of the mainland cities fled or left for the settlements in the nearby lagoons.
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The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon.
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The conquest of Venetia
The invasion of the Lombards in 568 was only the first part of the Lombard conquest of the Byzantine province of Venetia.
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Chronology of the Lombard invasion
A list of some of the main events of the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia and other parts of Italy.
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Pliny the Elder on Venetia
Excerpts related to “Venetia” and the “Veneti” from the “Naturalis Historia” by Pliny the Elder (1st century)
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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.