Unification of Italy
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A headless eagle
Headless eagles on Venetian lampposts — small signs of big events in the past.
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Modern Venice
Venice fell under French, Austrian and Italian domination after the end of the Republic of Venice.
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Daghe adosso, Nino!
An Austrian admiral giving orders in Venetian, in a naval battle against Italy, which eventually led to Venice becoming Italian
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Luigi Scolari
In central Venice, in a little used passageway, an inscription commemorates a Luigi Scolari, killed by the Austrians on June 14th, 1859.