Sources
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Main sources for early Venice
A summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.
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Liber Pontificalis — John III
The “Liber Pontificalis” on how a Byzantine general invited the Lombards to come and possess Italy, if they pleased.
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Pliny the Elder on Venetia
Excerpts related to “Venetia” and the “Veneti” from the “Naturalis Historia” by Pliny the Elder (1st century)
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The invasion of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The Lombard invasion of Venetia in 568 — from “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon.
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Alboin and Rosamund — Paul the Deacon
A royal marriage and its tragic end, between Alboin, king of the Lombards, and Rosamund, a Gepid princess.
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Gentildonne — Noblewomen — Grevembroch 1-136
“Gentildonne” (Noblewomen) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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The Justinian plague — Paul the Deacon
An account of the bubonic plague in Italy — also called the Justinian plague — from “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon.
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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.
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Officiali alle Rason Vecchie e Rason Nuove — ASV Indice
“Officiali alle Rason Vecchie e Rason Nuove” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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Lazzaretto Nuovo — Venetia Descritta (1581)
“Lazzaretto Nuovo” from the “Venetia, citta nobilissima et singolare” (1581) by Francesco Sansovino, translated by René Seindal.