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Major trauma affecting the spine, chest wall and arm survived by a 9th/10th century CE individual from Rižinice Croatia. [PDF]

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The Venetian Republic, the Byzantine Empire, and the Duchy of Milan

2020
Abstract This chapter examines the rise of the Venetian Republic and its victories over autocratic rivals. The Venetian Republic was one of the most open polities of the Middle Ages, and it found itself in strategic competitions with other rival powers, including the Byzantine Empire, Genoa, and the Duchy of Milan.
Matthew Kröenig, Kröenig Matthew
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Society and the Sexes in the Venetian Republic

2013
This chapter focuses on two particularly suggestive aspects of society and the sexes in early modern Venice: space and life status ("regular" or "irregular" marriage, concubinage, widowhood, lay singlehood, and religious profession). It begins by sampling a platter of cicheti prepared in the early 17th century by an English chef.
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The Republic at Work: S. Marco's Reliefs of the Venetian Trades

Art Bulletin, 2008
Traditionally discussed in terms of their unusual iconography and forward-looking style, the thirteenth-century reliefs at S. Marco in Venice depicting artisans and shopkeepers carry a fraught social meaning when considered in light of contemporary Venetian labor legislation.
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