Tag: Venezia
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Episode 19 — Venice and the plague – part 3
During the 1400s, Venice had created defences against the recurring outbreaks of the plague, and they kept Venice mostly safe for the following centuries. Mostly safe.
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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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Episode 18 — Venice and the plague – part 2
Without a cure for the plague, the only way forward was prevention, and during the 1400s, Venice figured out how to govern the plague.
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Campo Santa Giustina
In Venice, even the most dull and featureless square is full of stories, if one knows where to look
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Episode 17 — Venice and the plague – part 1
The plague arrived in Venice in 1348, but what is the plague, and how did our ancestors understand it?
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Santa Lucia
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where’s her church?
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Episode 16 — The game of Pallone
Proper ball games for decent people? Not all ball games are equal; some are more equal than others.
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Episode 15 — The game of Calcio
The Venetians played a ball game (or maybe two different) which was called football, or kicking ball, but it was more rugby-ish, but also not really.
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Episode 14 — The War of the Castle of Love
How a fun game of knightly courtship turned into bloody war, and, last but not least, white chicken.

