Cronologia della storia veneta dall’anno 400 al 1797 inclusive, tratto da un opuscolo di Emmanuele Cicogna.
Current digs in the Piazza San Marco reveal the ancient brick pavings of the square, as we know them from paintings.
Being a citizen of the Republic of Venice could mean different things, mostly depending on the conditions of your birth
The Republic of Venice never had an actual formal constitution, much less a written constitution. Neither did it have any kind of foundational event.
The Venetian state was always an ad hoc construct, and institutions came and went at the convenience of the ruling elite.
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
The first patent law ever was Venetian, issued by the Pregadi (Senate) on March 19th, 1474.
The Republic of Venice changed continuously as conditions inside and outside of it changed, until it gradually found its final form in the 1300s and 1400s.