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Renowned professor Thomas F. Madden centers his know-how on what has been called the most amazing city on the globe: Venice. In these lectures, Teacher Madden clarifies how the city on the lagoon was founded by refugees escaping the onslaught of north "barbarians" invading the crumbling Roman Empire. Through its record, Venice housed the world's leading vendors, thrived as a maritime powerhouse, and progressed into an independent republic not unlike today's United States. Venice draws millions of visitors every year, and these lectures reveal why the city is such a continual way to obtain fascination.
