Romano, Dennis (Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History Emeritus, Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History Emeritus, Syracuse University)

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City Romano, Dennis (Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History Emeritus, Dr. Walter Montgomery and Marian Gruber Professor of History Emeritus, Syracuse University)

Venice, one of the world's most storied cities, has a long and remarkable history, told here in its full scope from its founding in the early Middle Ages to the present day. A place whose fortunes and livelihoods have been shaped to a large degree by its relationship with water, Venice is seen in Dennis Romano's account as a terrestrial and maritime power, whose religious, social, architectural, economic, and political histories have been determined by its uniquegeography.