Daily Medieval

The Republic of Venice lasted from its establishment in 697 until 12 May 1797 when Napoleon conquered Venice and the last doge stepped down....

As understood and discussed in modern culture, copyright is a very recent development. The Berne convention in 1886 gave international atten...

The Roman Severan family, with Geta "erased" from lower left by orders of Caracalla [ link ] Memory is a tricky thing: it can...

17th century knife and fork There is a point in the movie Becket (taken from the play of the same name by Jean Anouilh) that introdu...

This past Saturday, the 21st of June, was the anniversary of the death of Enrico Dandolo, the 42nd Doge of Venice. His tenure as Doge had...

Doxe de Venexia. Doge di Venezia. The Doge of Venice. The title is based on the Latin dux ["military leader"], from which ...