Crowley, Roger
City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571245956
- author:
- Crowley, Roger
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.6 x 3 cm
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Renaissance, Reformation, Thirty Years War 1501-1750
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire tells the epic story of Venice's rise to power in the Mediterranean over five centuries. From its humble beginnings as a lagoon dweller, Venice embarked on a series of extraordinary contests that shaped its destiny.
The city's path to empire unfolded through a complex web of trade, warfare, and colonial adventure. Based on first-hand accounts of Venetian trade and warfare, this narrative history explores the city's rise to become the richest place on earth, built from the goods it bought, traded, borrowed, and stole.
Beginning in 1000 and ending with a dramatic event off the coast of Greece, City of Fortune is a gripping account of Venice's fortunes that will fascinate anyone interested in this fascinating period of history.
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