VS Theme: Early Venice
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Episode 30 — Venetia Maritima — transcript
The invasion of the Lombards in 568 set in motion another migration. A part of the people of the Byzantine province of Venetia fled the Lombards, and headed for the areas which remained under the control of Constantinople.
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Episode 29 — The Lombard Invasion — transcript
The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy in 568 was a pivotal event in Venetian history, as it kicked off the movement towards a distinct Venetian society, culture and, ultimately, state.
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Episode 28 — The early sources — transcript
The principal primary sources for the earliest period of Venice are not many, but their history is rather messy.
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Episode 27 — Cassiodorus — transcript
A letter to the people of the lagoons from the Ostrogoth government, from 537.
