Rome
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The Exarchate and the Papacy
Venetia existed within the Exarchate of Ravenna, as part of the Byzantine Empire, and what happened in the Exarchate mattered to Venetia.
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Zachary — Liber Pontificalis
An excerpt of the “Liber Pontificalis” for Pope Zachary about Lombard attacks on Ravenna around 742.
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Iconoclasm — Paul the Deacon
An account of the anti-iconoclast rebellion of 726–727 in Byzantine Italy, from the “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon.
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The Dogado and the first doges
Venice started as a Byzantine duchy, ruled by a “dux”, but at some point, they started choosing their own dux — or doge. When, or even who, is not clear.
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Jacopo Tiepolo — the 43rd doge of Venice
Jacopo TIepolo, doge 1229–1249, left an impact on Venice, which is still clearly visible today.