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https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/the-istoria-veneticorum-by-john-the-deacon/ · 12 Jun 2026
The "Istoria Veneticorum" from around the year 1000, is the first work in the historiography of Venice.
https://historywalksvenice.com/list/chronology-of-the-lombard-invasion/ · 8 Jun 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
A list of some of the main events of the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia and other parts of Italy.
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/the-chronicon-altinate/ · 4 Jun 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
The "Chronicon Altinate" is one of the central medieval sources to early Venetian history, used extensively since it was written.
https://historywalksvenice.com/list/kings-of-the-lombards/ · 28 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
The 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.
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/early-venice/main-sources-for-early-venice/ · 24 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
A summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.
https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/liber-pontificalis-john-iii/ · 19 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
The "Liber Pontificalis" on how a Byzantine general invited the Lombards to come and possess Italy, if they pleased.
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/early-venice/did-narses-invite-the-lombards/ · 18 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
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 empire?
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/early-venice/the-lombard-invasion/ · 15 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
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.
https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/pliny-the-elder-on-venetia/ · 8 May 2026
Excerpts related to "Venetia" and the "Veneti" from the "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder (1st century)
https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/the-invasion-of-venetia-paul-the-deacon/ · 5 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
The Lombard invasion of Venetia in 568 — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.