Venetian Stories

Episode 31 — The world of Venetia

The Venetians fleeing the Lombards migrated into the lagoons along the Adriatic coast. Lagoons in the plural, as there were several, but what kind of environment was that, why was it there, and how did the Venetian settle in?

Episode 30 — Venetia Maritima

The invasion of the Lombards in 568 set in motion another migration. A part of the people of the Byzantine province of Venetia fled the Lombards, and headed for the areas which remained under the control of Constantinople.

Episode 29 — The Lombard Invasion

The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy in 568 was a pivotal event in Venetian history, as it kicked off the movement towards a distinct Venetian society, culture and, ultimately, state.

Episode 28 — The early sources

The principal primary sources for the earliest period of Venice are not many, but their history is rather messy.

Episode 27 — Cassiodorus

A letter to the people of the lagoons from the Ostrogoth government, from 537.