2012-01-29

History Spotlight: The Venetian Republic

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.

1 comment:

  1. "The Venetians were masters at managing profit margins."

    Yeah, almost as much as the English, my friend ... ;-)

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