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569
Fugitives from the Lombard invasion of northern Italy take refuge on islands in the Venetian lagoon - and become the founders of Venice
726
The Venetians for the first time elect their own doge, acting independently of the Byzantine governor in Ravenna
c. 820
The Venetians move their administration from the island of Torcello to the Rialto
828
The Venetians, acquiring from Alexandria some bones believed to be those of St Mark, build St Mark's to house the valuable relic
St.Mark's, Venice. Mosaic
Fotofile CG
1082
Venice acquires valuable trading privileges from Constantinople, her merchants being excused all dues and customs in the Byzantine empire
c. 1200
In the cathedral on Torcello, and in St Mark's, Venetian mosaics are a culmination in the west of the Byzantine tradition
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