Venice Ep. 2: Antenori Bros attempt to make the Dogeship a Family Business (800-810) Things go badly, coups are attempted, the Antenori fail to learn the lessons of history and as usual the Venetians pitch a mostly-defeat as a glorious unifying victory.
Venice Intermezzo: Venice, the slave trade and Carolingians Turns out that empire building ain't pretty, and the Venetians profited off the slave trade for quite some time before whitewashing it out of their history.
Venice Episode 1: Venetian Concepts of Power in the Office of the Doge (or): Yo, Fuck Monarchies! In which we discuss the office of the doge, the importance of grabbing children from market places to count votes, and at least in part why the Venetians loathed monarchies so much. Also, a surprise tongue twister cameo from Danny Kaye!
Venice Saint Mark, Corpse Theft and Lions In which we talk about Saint Mark's 700 year long nap, abduction by the Venetians and the explosion of winged lion statues in Venice!
