Adeodatus I (Pope 615–618)
Pope Adeodatus I (570–618) (also: Deodatus I or Deusdedit) was pope from 615 to his death in 618.
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Lagoon settlements in the early Middle Ages
The lagoon was settled in Antiquity, and in the 600s, there were numerous known towns, and several important cities. Venice, however, was not one of them.
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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.