The history of Venice as an autonomous political entity began in the High Middle Ages, at a time that is difficult to pinpoint, after the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire, and lasted for at least eleven centuries, until its fall in the Napoleonic era. In this section you will find the most interesting facts of this long history.
The history of Venice summarized in an extremely brief way, to have a basic notion of its grand past. Venice was founded thanks to its particular geography, which gave it protection against attacks from the Germanic peoples...
Venice emerged from the water thanks to intrepid men who, fleeing from barbarian invaders, moved from the mainland to the Lagoon and achieved building a city on water that bases its wealth on salt and trade.