1st Edition

War and Violence in Early and High Medieval Venice A Sourcebook

Edited By Luigi Andrea Berto Copyright 2026
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

War and Violence in Early and High Medieval Venice presents a comprehensive collection of primary sources, providing insight into all aspects of Venetian warfare and internal conflict during this formative period. This valuable sourcebook offers annotated English translations alongside original Latin texts chronicling Venice's remarkable journey from its emergence as an independent Adriatic... Read more

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Bibliography

 

1. War in the early Middle Ages (first part: late sixth century – ca. 900)

2. War in the early Middle Ages (second part: early tenth century – late eleventh century)

3. War in the high Middle Ages (first part: early twelfth century – 1160s)

4. War in the high Middle Ages (second part: 1171 – ca. 1215)

5. Wars against the peoples of northern and central Italy

6. Wars against the Slavs

7. Wars against the Hungarians

8. Wars against the Muslims

9. Wars against the Germans

10. Wars against the southern Italian Normans

11. Wars against the Byzantines

12. Plots and revolts against the Venetian rulers

13. Conflicts and murders

 

Index

Biography

Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of Medieval History at Western Michigan University, USA. His research focuses on Medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, with a special interest in the use of the past in the medieval and modern periods, and the relationships between Christians and Muslims.