Reference: Monticolo (1890) Cronache veneziane antichissime
Monticolo, Giovanni. _Cronache veneziane antichissime_. Roma Forzani e C. tipografi del Senato, 1890.
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Episode 35 — Patriarchs galore
For much of its history, Venice had its own church, largely independent of the papacy, and managed by the Republic of Venice. As often with church history, it was all about politics.
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Episode 34 — The Duchy of the Venetians
As the Venetians came into their own, politics within the dogado was turbulent, factional, and often violent. Most of the early doges met a rather sticky end.
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Episode 32 — The first doges of Venice
Who were the first doges of Venice, and when and why did the Venetians decide to chose their own leaders? TL;DR It wasn’t as we’ve been told it was.
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Episode 31 — The world of Venetia
The Venetians fleeing the Lombards migrated into the lagoons along the Adriatic coast. Lagoons in the plural, as there were several, but what kind of environment was that, why was it there, and how did the Venetian settle in?
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Episode 28 — The early sources
The principal primary sources for the earliest period of Venice are not many, but their history is rather messy.