Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 57- Sebastiano Venier 497 CHAPTER IV VENICE (1500-1600) THE external history of Venice during the Cinqiiecentofalls, as we have seen from the sketch already given,into three periods: first, the eight years precedingthe League of Cambrai; second, a period of about twentyyears, during which by valiant fighting and by clever, andsometimes ignoble, diplomacy the Venetian sta
Italy from Dante to Tasso (1300-1600) : its political history as viewed from the standpoints of the chief cities, with descriptions of important episodes and personalities and of the art and literature of the three centuries . 57- Sebastiano Venier 497 CHAPTER IV VENICE (1500-1600) THE external history of Venice during the Cinqiiecentofalls, as we have seen from the sketch already given,into three periods: first, the eight years precedingthe League of Cambrai; second, a period of about twentyyears, during which by valiant fighting and by clever, andsometimes ignoble, diplomacy the Venetian state strove withless and less success to hold its own against this I^eague ofoverwhelmingly numerous enemies; third, the remainingseventy years, during which the political importance of Veniceas an Italian state sank towards its setting, while her heroicresistance, as a maritime and colonial Power, to the evermore threatening advance of the Turks shed a glory uponher declining fortunes. In the present chapter, after touching on the first twoperiods, I shall limit myself to certain events connected withthese wars against the Turks; for the internal history of theRepubhc during this century affords little in the way of int
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