53 reviews for:

Venecia, ciudad de fortuna: Auge y caída del imperio naval veneciano

Roger Crowley

3.94 AVERAGE

dwcleno's review against another edition

5.0

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Superb. Long fascinated by the rise of the city-state, this book was cinematic in its descriptions of battles, and of its friends and foes.

gorskiii's review against another edition

4.5

informative medium-paced

rolyatkcinmai's review against another edition

5.0

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City of Fortune is an engaging history of the Venetian republic from 1000 to 1500. It's not easy to write about history and also tell an intriguing narrative, but Crowley manages it. Highly recommended to anyone interested in Mediterranean history.

lydia_cap's review against another edition

3.0

informative slow-paced

zaknotjack's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous informative medium-paced

kwheeles's review against another edition

4.0

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Entertaining read. Like all of Crowley's stuff I have read so far, it reads like a novel - plenty of individual stories, human interest, interesting facts. Venice pioneered being a maritime empire (and all that went with it).

bryanfox's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

hakkun1's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

gmorocoima's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

barney100's review against another edition

4.0

informative slow-paced