Hosted by René Seindal · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 10 episodes
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A podcast of Venetian Stories — episodes from the History of Venice from the time of Augustus until today. It is not a chronological narrative, but a series of freestanding episodes from the two millennia of Venetian history. However, for newcomers, the first few episodes are a quick-paced chronological narrative of the most important events. Start there, even if you arrive later.Podcast sponsored by History Walks Venice.
René Seindal hosts Venetian Stories, a history show with 10 episodes published.
The Venetians fleeing the Lombards migrated into the lagoons along the Adriatic coast. Lagoons in the plural, as there were several, but what kind of environment was that, why was it there, and how did the Venetian settl
The invasion of the Lombards in 568 set in motion another migration. A part of the people of the Byzantine province of Venetia fled the Lombards, and headed for the areas which remained under the control of Constantinopl
The 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.
The principal primary sources for the earliest period of Venice are not many, but their history is rather messy.
A letter to the people of the lagoons from the Ostrogoth government, from 537.
A short episode on sewage, faeces, pits, tubes, and that kind of sh*t.
Pigs and bulls lose in the alleyways, wooden castles smashed with maces, human towers and funambulists. The Venetian carnival was quite unlike the modern replica.
A tale of pirates, maidens, box-makers, oranges, and ancient promises being kept for centuries, but others not so much.
Venice produced and exported Theriac, an ancient wonder medicine for just about every ailment imaginable. It was a flourishing business for centuries, and an important part of the Venetian economy.
The well-known image of the plague doctor with the beaked mask doesn't really have a lot of support in our sources. Did he even exist?
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Venetian Stories is hosted by René Seindal. The show is categorised under history (society) and has published 10 episodes.
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