The conquest of Venetia — Paul the DeaconThe account of the Lombard conquest of the remaining parts of Byzantine Venetia in the 600s — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.History Walks Venice·2h ago·10 min readFollowhistodonsInvasionsLombardsVenezia
The conquest of VenetiaThe invasion of the Lombards in 568 was only the first part of the Lombard conquest of the Byzantine province of Venetia.History Walks Venice·3d ago·13 min readFollowhistodonsInvasionsLombardsVenezia
The “Istoria Veneticorum” by John the DeaconThe "Istoria Veneticorum" from around the year 1000, is the first work in the historiography of Venice.History Walks Venice·6d ago·9 min readFollowhistodonsIstoria VeneticorumNational narrativeVenezia
Chronology of the Lombard invasionA list of some of the main events of the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia and other parts of Italy.History Walks Venice·Jun 8·4 min readFollowhistodonsInvasionsLombardsVenezia
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·Jun 4·5 min readFollowChronicon AltinatehistodonsVeneziaVenice
Kings of the LombardsThe Kingdom of the Lombards played a major role in early Venetian history, as it was the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 which started the formation of later Venice.History Walks Venice·May 28·3 min readFollowhistodonsLombardsVeneziaVenice
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
Liber Pontificalis — John IIIThe "Liber Pontificalis" on how a Byzantine general invited the Lombards to come and possess Italy, if they pleased.History Walks Venice·May 19·6 min readFollowhistodonsLiber PontificalisLombardsVenezia
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
The Lombard InvasionThe 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.History Walks Venice·May 15·14 min readFollowAvarsGepidshistodonsInvasions
Pliny the Elder on VenetiaExcerpts related to "Venetia" and the "Veneti" from the "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder (1st century)History Walks Venice·May 8·6 min readFollowhistodonsVeneziaVeniceSources
The invasion of Venetia — Paul the DeaconThe Lombard invasion of Venetia in 568 — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.History Walks Venice·May 5·17 min readFollowhistodonsInvasionsLombardsVenezia
Alboin and Rosamund — Paul the DeaconA royal marriage and its tragic end, between Alboin, king of the Lombards, and Rosamund, a Gepid princess.History Walks Venice·May 3·13 min readFollowhistodonsRoyal love storyVeneziaVenice
The Justinian plague — Paul the DeaconAn account of the bubonic plague in Italy — also called the Justinian plague — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.History Walks Venice·Apr 27·8 min readFollowhistodonsPlagueVeneziaVenice
