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Old stone carved with dolphins on shield, on Torcello island, Venice Lagoon, Italy, Europe

An old stone is carved with dolphins on a shield, on Torcello island, in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, Europe. Italy’s Veneto region is named for the ancient Veneti people from the 900s BC. More than 100 small islands spread across the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, between the mouths of the Po and Piave Rivers. Barbarian invasions, such as Huns in 452 AD, drove mainland Veniti people to settle the islands. The population of Torcello peaked in the 900s AD with more people than the city of Venice. The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, a staging area for the Crusades, and a major center of art and commerce (silk, grain and spice trade) from the 1200s to 1600s. The wealthy legacy of Venice stands today in a rich architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles.

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ITALY: Venice: Murano, Burano, Torcello islands
An old stone is carved with dolphins on a shield, on Torcello island, in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, Europe. Italy’s Veneto region is named for the ancient Veneti people from the 900s BC. More than 100 small islands spread across the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, between the mouths of the Po and Piave Rivers. Barbarian invasions, such as Huns in 452 AD, drove mainland Veniti people to settle the islands. The population of Torcello peaked in the 900s AD with more people than the city of Venice. The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, a staging area for the Crusades, and a major center of art and commerce (silk, grain and spice trade) from the 1200s to 1600s. The wealthy legacy of Venice stands today in a rich architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles.
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