Kleine Geschichte Venedigs

World Power and Myth – The History of Venice. Few cities have exerted such an unbroken attraction for centuries as Venice. Arne Karsten narrates the story of the city in the water, from its humble beginnings during the migrations of peoples to its heyday as the capital of a vast trading empire, all the way to the present day. Under Byzantine rule, Venice quickly expanded its economic influence across the eastern Mediterranean, acquired unprecedented wealth, and ultimately became the strongest maritime power in the Mediterranean. With trade, the arts flourished, including the paintings of the Bellinis, Titians, and Tintorettos, as well as the architecture that still shapes the city's unique skyline today. The artistic city of Venice continued to thrive even as the political power of the Doge Republic came to an end, and the myth of the city persisted into the 20th century.