Tag: 1500s
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A Catalogue of Courtesans
The famous courtesans of Venice were so famous somebody made a catalogue, with prices.
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However, we’ll make another
In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.
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The Venetian constitution
The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.
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Fornicators of Nuns
“Fornicators of Nuns” were criminals in ancient Venice, and harshly punished, but that didn’t stop nuns from having lovers.