The “Chronicon Altinate”The "Chronicon Altinate" is one of the central medieval sources to early Venetian history, used extensively since it was written.History Walks Venice·9h ago·5 min readFollowChronicon AltinatehistodonsVeneziaVenice
Main sources for early VeniceA summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.History Walks Venice·May 24·7 min readFollowhistodonsVeneziaVeniceEarly Venice
Did Narses invite the Lombards?Why did the Lombards decide to invade Byzantine Italy in 568? A popular story was the Byzantine general Narses, who had just retaken Italy for the empire, invited them. Was Narses a traitor to the emp…History Walks Venice·May 18·12 min readFollowhistodonsInvasionsLombardsVenezia
