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kdtoverbooked's review against another edition
1.0
There are so many things I could say about this book. None of them are pleasant. Why this book was placed on my 100 books challenge poster is well beyond my understanding. It was pure drudgery to push through the 639! pages of name after name after name from the history of Venice beginning before 727 until a thousand years later. Doge, War, Peace, Religion, Death on repeat. Unless you are a scholar or an insomniac (or doing this challenge with me), do yourself a favor and skip this one.
firerosearien's review against another edition
4.0
John Julius Norwich remains one of my favorite historians to read. Not quite as good as A Short History of Byzantium, but close.
paula12's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Really well written and easy to follow which is impressive considering that it covers 1000 years of history