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Venice’s History and information about the city

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July 5th 1087
Venice developed a creation myth that it was founded by people fleeing Troy, but it is assumed by historians that Venice was “born” in the 6th century. Italian refugees fleeing Lombard invaders made their way to Venice, in which the population gradually increased, forming a city. The settlement soon had an outside ruler, an official appointed by the Byzantine Empire, which clung onto a part of ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more