This is how I spend a Sunday night now.
It used to be with a gal - or two - and playing a sport.
One interesting part of this abstract is a reference to the Crusades and how it related to Venetian trade interests. Too often, I hear people speak of the Crusades strictly as a religious endeavor. Which it wasn't as anyone who properly reads Medieval history knows.
The Venetians were masters at managing profit margins.
Posted by The Doge.
"The Venetians were masters at managing profit margins."
ReplyDeleteYeah, almost as much as the English, my friend ... ;-)