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The Venetian Stories Podcast
A podcast of Venetian Stories — episodes from the History of Venice from the time of Augustus until today. It is not a chronological narrative, but a series of freestanding episodes from the two millennia of Venetian history.
Chronology is, however, the mother of all History, and she cannot be ignored. Therefore, the first few episodes are a quick-paced chronological narrative of the most important events. Listen to those episodes first, for the background.
The schedule for now is for two episodes a month, or roughly every two weeks.
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Episode 4 — Becoming a state
Venice appeared as a kind of, but not quite, sovereign polity in the late 700s and 800s. Venetian society, no longer governed directly by Constantinople, nor really independent, had to survive between the two super-powers of their time, Byzantium and the Carolingian Empire.
The Venetian Stories newsletter
Venetian Stories is also a newsletter. The newsletter will often, but not always, cover the same material as the podcast, but in a shorter and more visual form.
They’re siblings, but not twins.
To sign up for the Venetian Stories Newsletter, simply send an email with the word “Subscribe” in the subject line.
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The Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a great victory for Venice and its allies, but even if Venice won a battle, it still lost the war.
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Your guide is René Seindal — rene@venetianstories.com.
The Venetian Stories podcast and newsletter are part of History Walks Venice — bespoke history tours in Venice, Italy.
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Bits and pieces of the History of Venice — podcast shaped