Tag: sources
The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
The conquest of Venetia — Paul the Deacon
The account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.
The “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the Deacon
The "Istoria Veneticorum" from around the year 1000, is the first work in the historiography of Venice.
The “Chronicon Altinate”
The "Chronicon Altinate" is one of the central medieval sources to early Venetian history, used extensively since it was written.
Main sources for early Venice
A summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.
Pliny the Elder on Venetia
Excerpts related to "Venetia" and the "Veneti" from the "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder (1st century)
Alboin and Rosamund — Paul the Deacon
A royal marriage and its tragic end, between Alboin, king of the Lombards, and Rosamund, a Gepid princess.
The Justinian plague — Paul the Deacon
An account of the bubonic plague in Italy — also called the Justinian plague — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.