The Venetian Arsenal and State Naval Power How Venice centralized shipbuilding in the Arsenal, monopolized maritime technology, and built a state-controlled military-industrial system.

Mass ship production… in the 1500s. ⚓🔥

The Venetian Arsenal fused state power and industrial organization centuries before modern defense systems. Standardization, logistics, bureaucrac.

The military-industrial state didn’t start in 1945.

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The Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, one of the most iconic buildings of the city #venice #santamariadellasalute #venetianhistory