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#OTD #TDIH #February3, 1509 #BattleOfDiu fought in the #ArabianSea; #Portugal's navy beats #SultanOfGujarat, #MamlukBurjiSultanateOfEgypt, #ZamorinOfCalicut #OttomanEmpire #RepublicOfVenice & #RepublicOfRagusa.
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Painting from the 1490s of a religious procession in Piazza San Marco, with the words Venetian Stories across

Painting from the 1490s of a religious procession in Piazza San Marco, with the words Venetian Stories across

Happy New Year, even if two months early.

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During the 1400s, Venice had created defences against the recurring outbreaks of the plague, and they kept Venice mostly safe for the following centuries. Mostly safe.

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#AndreaDandolo (died September 1298) was a Venetian nobleman and admiral. He served as the commander of the Venetian fleet during the #BattleOfCurzola on 8 September 1298, a major naval conflict between the #RepublicOfVenice and the #RepublicOfGenoa.

📆May 17, 1713 Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi’s 1st opera “Ottone in villa” opens at Teatro delle Grazie in Vicenza, #RepublicofVenice {now Italy}

#TodayInHistory #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #Musicsky #classical #music #Opera #Operasky #Vivaldi

Portrait of the Doge, Andrea Gritti
Vincenzo Catena
c.1523-31

Andrea Gritti became Doge of Venice in 1523 after an acclaimed diplomatic and military career.

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#OTD #TDIH #February3, 1509 #BattleOfDiu fought in the #ArabianSea; #Portugal's navy beats #SultanOfGujarat, #MamlukBurjiSultanateOfEgypt, #ZamorinOfCalicut #OttomanEmpire #RepublicOfVenice & #RepublicOfRagusa.
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"How was the Venetian army organized? https://redd.it/4e7uvo #RepublicofVenice #MilHist"