Liutprand (King of the Lombards; 712–744)
Liutprand (c.680–744) was king of the Lombards from 712 to 744. During his reign, he fought wars with Byzantine over Ravenna, and donated lands at Sutri to the Pope, leading to the creation of the Papal State.
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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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John VI — Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis
The eventful reign of John VI, bishop of Ravenna (726–744), from the “Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis”.
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Gregory II — Liber Pontificalis
The Liber Pontificalis for Gregory II (715–731), recounts in great detail the conflicts between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Papacy, with repeated attempts at the life of the pope.
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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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Marcellus — Byzantine or Venetian?
The second doge of Venice, Marcellus, might not have been a Venetian duke, but a Byzantine official.
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Paulicius — the first doge of Venice?
Was the first doge really the first? Did he even exist? And if he didn’t, why is he there? There are some serious questions about doge Paulicius (697·717) to be examined.
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The first doges — John the Deacon
The account of the election of the first three doges of Venice (Pauluccio, Marcello and Orso), from the “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon.
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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.