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Maritime republics

  • Republic of GenoaIn 1097, twelve galleys and one ship carrying 1,200 soldiers set sail from Genoa to join the First Crusade. The Genoese fleet blockaded Antioch in May of…
  • Maritime republicsIn 839, the city of Amalfi threw off Lombard rule to become a free republic. This moment marked the beginning of a new political order along the Italian…
  • Republic of VeniceIn 697, Paolo Lucio Anafesto became the first doge of Venice according to tradition. This date marks the birth of a sovereign state that would survive for…