The Venetian republic

By Horatio F. Brown

Book Overview

Venice was not merely a city; it was an experiment in power that lasted a millennium. Power, piety, profit, and peril. In The Venetian Republic, Horatio F. Brown leads you through the making of one of Europe's most fascinating states, where merchants, magistrates, and sailors forged a durable model of rule on the sea. Written as a historical nonfiction classic and still briskly readable, this political history book traces the Republic of Venice history from medieval Italy history into Italian Renaissance Venice, showing how Venetian government and law balanced patrician authority with civic ritual and hard-headed administration. Grounded in Brown's respected scholarship, it captures the rhythms of councils, courts, and quays, never losing sight of human ambition, too. Brown brings the wider European republic history into view: alliances and rivalries, renaissance diplomacy and warfare, and the pressures of Mediterranean maritime trade that linked the lagoon to Byzantium, the Levant, and the courts of western Europe. The result is an academic history reference that also rewards the curious browser with clear explanations of institutions and strategy. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Essential for anyone drawn to Italian city-states politics, it stands as a landmark study whose informed perspective continues to shape how the Venetian republic is understood, whether as a college European history text or a handsome addition to a classic-history shelf.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353703581
• ISBN13: 9789353703585
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"