Venice
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Italy
History of Venice
Brief history of Venice summarized A pleasant and brief journey through the history of Venice, the city of canals and love. Venice in the Middle Ages According to tradition, Venice was founded in AD 421. At that time a Celtic people called the Veneti lived along the coast of what is now northeastern Italy. From 49 BC they were Roman citizens. However, in the year 453 Attila, the Huns invaded Italy. In terror some Venetians fled to the islands in the lagoon and built a town there. They soon formed a federation. Then, in 568 AD, a people called the…
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