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City of fortune : [how Venice ruled the seas] /

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A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crowley, Roger, 1951-
Corporate Author: Recorded Books, LLC
Other Authors: Ballerini, Edoardo, 1970- (Narrator)
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2013]
Edition:Unabridged.
Subjects:
Venice (Italy) > History > 697-1508.
Venice (Italy) > Economic conditions > To 1797.
Venice (Italy) > Commerce > History.
Mediterranean Region > Commerce > History.
Merchants > Italy > Venice > History.
Commerce.
Economic history.
Merchants.
Italy > Venice.
Mediterranean Region.
To 1797
Audiobooks.
History.
Description
Summary:A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure.
Item Description:Subtitle from container.
Compact discs.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:12 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781461842729
1461842727