Grimoald (King of the Lombards; 662–671)
Grimoald (also Grimwald; †671) was Lombard Duke of Benevento from 647 to 662, and King of the Lombards from 662 to 671.
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The demise of the Exarchate
The events around the demise of the Exarchate of Ravenna only involved the Venetians marginally. It is nevertheless important to the history of Venice.
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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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Kings of the Lombards
The Kingdom of the Lombards played a major role in early Venetian history, as it was the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 which started the formation of later Venice.
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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.