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Long live the doge - the writing on the wall

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Past Venetian Stories

The most recent issues are here below, and everything is in the archive.

  • However, we’ll make another

    However, we’ll make another

    In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.

  • The Venetian constitution

    The Venetian constitution

    The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.

  • Quarantine in the 1600s

    Quarantine in the 1600s

    Quarantine was the main method of prevention of the black plague in Venice, and the lazzaretti served that purpose.

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