In this episode we meet the Orseolo family and follow its rule of Venice and see the constitutional reforms of Domenico Flabanico. Venice honors one of these doges among her best ever, and I offer a different view. Also, I read an Italian inscr...

In this episode we follow along as Venice struggles with the ups and downs of relying on the character of their Doge for the leadership of the lagoon, we see Italy fall to feudalism, and end with the HBO worthy life and demise of Doge Pietro Ca...

In this episode we see one of Venice's great Doges, meet the pirates that threaten Venetian commerce, and explore what may be Venice's own piece de pirate resistance.

In this episode we explore the coups that brought down the Galbaii and their successors and brought the threat of domination by and the feudalism of the Holy Roman Empire to the heart of the lagoon.

In this episode we explore the impact of two religious traditions on the early formation of Venetian identity, and get to know the first Doges of Venice...and their mostly ceremonious demises.