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The Most Sacred Heart of Venice?
What's in the cover illustration of the fourth volume of an 18th century trilogy?
#venice #venezia #skystorians
What's in the cover illustration of the fourth volume of an 18th century trilogy?
#venice #venezia #skystorians
Grevembroch cover illustrations - History Walks in Venice
The cover pages of each of the four volumes of Grevembroch's "
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November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Most Sacred Heart of Venice?
What's in the cover illustration of the fourth volume of an 18th century trilogy?
#venice #venezia #skystorians
What's in the cover illustration of the fourth volume of an 18th century trilogy?
#venice #venezia #skystorians
The position of Procuratore di San Marco was one of the highest honorifics of the Republic of Venice, ranking just below the Doge.
They were, as all other high-ranking magistrates of the Republic of Venice, dressed in the traditional toga or vesta.
#skystorians #venice #venezia
They were, as all other high-ranking magistrates of the Republic of Venice, dressed in the traditional toga or vesta.
#skystorians #venice #venezia
I Procuratori di S. Marcho — Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane — 3 - History Walks in Venice
"I Procuratori di S. Marcho" from the "Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane", published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The position of Procuratore di San Marco was one of the highest honorifics of the Republic of Venice, ranking just below the Doge.
They were, as all other high-ranking magistrates of the Republic of Venice, dressed in the traditional toga or vesta.
#skystorians #venice #venezia
They were, as all other high-ranking magistrates of the Republic of Venice, dressed in the traditional toga or vesta.
#skystorians #venice #venezia
The stole was an important part of the dress of Venetian state officials, as a sign of dignity, but also used to indicate supplication, and even as a way of having informal votes.
#skystorians #venezia #venice
#skystorians #venezia #venice
Nobile della Casa Trivisan — Nobleman of the House of Trivisan — Grevembroch 1-55 - History Walks in Venice
"Nobile della Casa Trivisan" (Nobleman of the House of Trivisan) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The stole was an important part of the dress of Venetian state officials, as a sign of dignity, but also used to indicate supplication, and even as a way of having informal votes.
#skystorians #venezia #venice
#skystorians #venezia #venice
One of the many tasks Venetian noblemen could be charged with, was presiding over the state-run auctions of the unredeemed pawned goods of debtors, called the 'incanto'.
Taverns and inns also served as pawn shops, to ensure common people too had access to credit.
#Venezia #Venice #SkyStorians
Taverns and inns also served as pawn shops, to ensure common people too had access to credit.
#Venezia #Venice #SkyStorians
Nobile sopra l'incanto — Nobleman as Auctioneer — Grevembroch 1-81 - History Walks in Venice
"Nobile sopra l'incanto" (Noble as Auctioneer) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of the many tasks Venetian noblemen could be charged with, was presiding over the state-run auctions of the unredeemed pawned goods of debtors, called the 'incanto'.
Taverns and inns also served as pawn shops, to ensure common people too had access to credit.
#Venezia #Venice #SkyStorians
Taverns and inns also served as pawn shops, to ensure common people too had access to credit.
#Venezia #Venice #SkyStorians
How did the debut of young noblemen into political society work?
It involved togas, stoles, wine and cakes.
"Compari alla Malvasia" (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice #Malvasia
It involved togas, stoles, wine and cakes.
"Compari alla Malvasia" (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice #Malvasia
Compari alla Malvasia — Malvasia Companions — Grevembroch 1-84 - History Walks in Venice
"Compari alla Malvasia" (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How did the debut of young noblemen into political society work?
It involved togas, stoles, wine and cakes.
"Compari alla Malvasia" (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice #Malvasia
It involved togas, stoles, wine and cakes.
"Compari alla Malvasia" (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice #Malvasia
Nobles at the Café
Ever wondered how a barista in the Florian looked in the mid-1750? Wonder no more!
"Nobles at the Café" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#Coffee #VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice
#Grevembroch
Ever wondered how a barista in the Florian looked in the mid-1750? Wonder no more!
"Nobles at the Café" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#Coffee #VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice
#Grevembroch
Nobles at the Café — Grevembroch 1-096 - History Walks in Venice
"Nobles at the Café" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Nobles at the Café
Ever wondered how a barista in the Florian looked in the mid-1750? Wonder no more!
"Nobles at the Café" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#Coffee #VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice
#Grevembroch
Ever wondered how a barista in the Florian looked in the mid-1750? Wonder no more!
"Nobles at the Café" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
#Coffee #VenetianNobility #Venezia #Venice
#Grevembroch
Giogio Vasari on Sanmichele and the Sant'Andrea fortress.
Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori" (1568), related to Michele Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea. #Venezia #Venice
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Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori" (1568), related to Michele Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea. #Venezia #Venice
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Giogio Vasari on Sanmichele and the Sant'Andrea fortress - History Walks in Venice
Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eelLe vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori", related to Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Giogio Vasari on Sanmichele and the Sant'Andrea fortress.
Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori" (1568), related to Michele Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea. #Venezia #Venice
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Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori" (1568), related to Michele Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea. #Venezia #Venice
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A lexicographer's lament.
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
Malamocco, Matemauco, Metemaucum — Lessico Veneto - History Walks in Venice
"Malamocco, Matemauco, Metemaucum" from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A lexicographer's lament.
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
An image of a Venice which no longer exists.
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
#Venezia #Venice #VeniceLost #SkyStorians
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
#Venezia #Venice #VeniceLost #SkyStorians
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — plate 16 — Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello - History Walks in Venice
"Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
An image of a Venice which no longer exists.
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
#Venezia #Venice #VeniceLost #SkyStorians
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
#Venezia #Venice #VeniceLost #SkyStorians
A lexicographer's lament.
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
Malamocco, Matemauco, Metemaucum — Lessico Veneto - History Walks in Venice
"Malamocco, Matemauco, Metemaucum" from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A lexicographer's lament.
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
"There, fleeing Austrian bullets, hunger, anarchy and the many other calamities that afflicted the illustrious and unfortunate Venice, in a few hours, by cholera, on the twentyfirst day of August of the year 1849," …
September 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Venetian Stories podcast
Episode 17 — Venice and the plague – part 1
In 1348 — or maybe late in 1347 — a ship arrived in Venice with an unexpected — and unwanted — cargo: the plague.
This episode is mostly about bacteria and miasma.
#skystorians #venice #plague
Episode 17 — Venice and the plague – part 1
In 1348 — or maybe late in 1347 — a ship arrived in Venice with an unexpected — and unwanted — cargo: the plague.
This episode is mostly about bacteria and miasma.
#skystorians #venice #plague
Episode 17 — Venice and the plague - part 1 - Venetian Stories podcast
The plague arrived in Venice in 1348, but what is the plague, and how did our ancestors understand it?
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September 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Venetian Stories podcast
Episode 17 — Venice and the plague – part 1
In 1348 — or maybe late in 1347 — a ship arrived in Venice with an unexpected — and unwanted — cargo: the plague.
This episode is mostly about bacteria and miasma.
#skystorians #venice #plague
Episode 17 — Venice and the plague – part 1
In 1348 — or maybe late in 1347 — a ship arrived in Venice with an unexpected — and unwanted — cargo: the plague.
This episode is mostly about bacteria and miasma.
#skystorians #venice #plague
Is it reasonable to feel happy because you've found a map of your city from 1580 you didn't know about before?
#skystorians #venice #maps
#skystorians #venice #maps
September 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Is it reasonable to feel happy because you've found a map of your city from 1580 you didn't know about before?
#skystorians #venice #maps
#skystorians #venice #maps
Santa Lucia
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where's her church?
#Venezia #Venice #LostVenice #skystorians
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where's her church?
#Venezia #Venice #LostVenice #skystorians
Santa Lucia - Venetian Stories podcast
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where's her church?
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September 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Santa Lucia
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where's her church?
#Venezia #Venice #LostVenice #skystorians
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where's her church?
#Venezia #Venice #LostVenice #skystorians
“Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia” from the “Gran Teatro di Venezia”, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
A bit of casual violence in Rococo Venice.
#Venice #Rococo #Traffic #RoadRage
A bit of casual violence in Rococo Venice.
#Venice #Rococo #Traffic #RoadRage
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — plate 48 — Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia - History Walks in Venice
"Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The game of Pallone
The giuoco del pallone — the game of the big ball — also called palla da pugno (fist ball) or palla al bracciale (ball with arm guard) was the quintessential ball game.
The game of Pallone is a distant ancestor of modern tennis, with emphasis on 'distant'
#skystorians #venice
The giuoco del pallone — the game of the big ball — also called palla da pugno (fist ball) or palla al bracciale (ball with arm guard) was the quintessential ball game.
The game of Pallone is a distant ancestor of modern tennis, with emphasis on 'distant'
#skystorians #venice
The game of Pallone - History Walks in Venice
The "Game of Pallone" was the quintessential ball game in the Republic of Venice and elsewhere, but it wasn't really like any modern game.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The game of Pallone
The giuoco del pallone — the game of the big ball — also called palla da pugno (fist ball) or palla al bracciale (ball with arm guard) was the quintessential ball game.
The game of Pallone is a distant ancestor of modern tennis, with emphasis on 'distant'
#skystorians #venice
The giuoco del pallone — the game of the big ball — also called palla da pugno (fist ball) or palla al bracciale (ball with arm guard) was the quintessential ball game.
The game of Pallone is a distant ancestor of modern tennis, with emphasis on 'distant'
#skystorians #venice
Venetian Stories podcast
Episode 16 — The game of Pallone
In this episode, we’ll talk about proper ball games: noble games for decent people.
Calcio, as discussed in the previous episode, wasn’t a real ball game.
So what was a real and noble game for decent people?
#skystorians #podcast #venice
Episode 16 — The game of Pallone
In this episode, we’ll talk about proper ball games: noble games for decent people.
Calcio, as discussed in the previous episode, wasn’t a real ball game.
So what was a real and noble game for decent people?
#skystorians #podcast #venice
Episode 16 — The game of Pallone - Venetian Stories podcast
Proper ball games for decent people? Not all ball games are equal; some are more equal than others.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Venetian Stories podcast
Episode 16 — The game of Pallone
In this episode, we’ll talk about proper ball games: noble games for decent people.
Calcio, as discussed in the previous episode, wasn’t a real ball game.
So what was a real and noble game for decent people?
#skystorians #podcast #venice
Episode 16 — The game of Pallone
In this episode, we’ll talk about proper ball games: noble games for decent people.
Calcio, as discussed in the previous episode, wasn’t a real ball game.
So what was a real and noble game for decent people?
#skystorians #podcast #venice
I'll wait for the pig under the oak.
Apparently, an old Venetian way of saying: what goes around, comes around.
#skystorians #venice #PigsUnderOaks
Apparently, an old Venetian way of saying: what goes around, comes around.
#skystorians #venice #PigsUnderOaks
August 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I'll wait for the pig under the oak.
Apparently, an old Venetian way of saying: what goes around, comes around.
#skystorians #venice #PigsUnderOaks
Apparently, an old Venetian way of saying: what goes around, comes around.
#skystorians #venice #PigsUnderOaks
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Rococo Road Rage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
August 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Rococo Road Rage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
Rococo Road Rage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
August 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Rococo Road Rage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
As I was browsing a book of old prints, I stumbled over something unexpected. An inconspicuous print from the early 1700s was full of traffic chaos and violence.
#skystorians #venice #roadrage
Venetian Stories, episode 15 — Venetian football, or something.
The ancient Venetians played 'calcio' for Lent, always a bit more civilised than beating each other to a pulp on various bridges in the city.
The ancient Venetians played 'calcio' for Lent, always a bit more civilised than beating each other to a pulp on various bridges in the city.
Episode 15 — The game of Calcio - Venetian Stories podcast
The Venetians played a ball game (or maybe two different) which was called football, or kicking ball, but it was more rugby-ish, but also not really.
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August 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Venetian Stories, episode 15 — Venetian football, or something.
The ancient Venetians played 'calcio' for Lent, always a bit more civilised than beating each other to a pulp on various bridges in the city.
The ancient Venetians played 'calcio' for Lent, always a bit more civilised than beating each other to a pulp on various bridges in the city.
"I am a game for the amusement of others,
And often from the thoughts of those who detain me,
I swiftly evade the boundaries."
Ball games in Venice as seen by a rococo artist.
And often from the thoughts of those who detain me,
I swiftly evade the boundaries."
Ball games in Venice as seen by a rococo artist.
Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone — Grevembroch 1-89 - History Walks in Venice
"Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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August 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"I am a game for the amusement of others,
And often from the thoughts of those who detain me,
I swiftly evade the boundaries."
Ball games in Venice as seen by a rococo artist.
And often from the thoughts of those who detain me,
I swiftly evade the boundaries."
Ball games in Venice as seen by a rococo artist.
Beggar in mask — destitute Venetian nobility begging on the streets.
"As Mr Giambattista Gropelli always disapproved of this occult proceeding, so the Gentleman desired, that here his antipathy be marked."
#skystorians #venice #barnabotti
"As Mr Giambattista Gropelli always disapproved of this occult proceeding, so the Gentleman desired, that here his antipathy be marked."
#skystorians #venice #barnabotti
Povero in Mascara — Grevembroch 3-80 - History Walks in Venice
"Povero in Mascara" from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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August 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Beggar in mask — destitute Venetian nobility begging on the streets.
"As Mr Giambattista Gropelli always disapproved of this occult proceeding, so the Gentleman desired, that here his antipathy be marked."
#skystorians #venice #barnabotti
"As Mr Giambattista Gropelli always disapproved of this occult proceeding, so the Gentleman desired, that here his antipathy be marked."
#skystorians #venice #barnabotti
The Venetian nobility was formally egalitarian, but in practice not so much. There were many differences within the aristocracy.
The nobles never more than a few percent of the population, but they always dominated the republic, and after 1297, they were the republic.
#skystorians #venice
The nobles never more than a few percent of the population, but they always dominated the republic, and after 1297, they were the republic.
#skystorians #venice
The Venetian Nobility - History Walks in Venice
The Venetian nobles were in principle all equals, but in practice there were differences within the nobility, and even important inequalities.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Venetian nobility was formally egalitarian, but in practice not so much. There were many differences within the aristocracy.
The nobles never more than a few percent of the population, but they always dominated the republic, and after 1297, they were the republic.
#skystorians #venice
The nobles never more than a few percent of the population, but they always dominated the republic, and after 1297, they were the republic.
#skystorians #venice
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The ancient Venetians enjoyed their well-known sports such as human towers, bull fights and fights on bridges using fists or sticks.
They is, the lower classes did.
Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.
They is, the lower classes did.
Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.
Playing at ball - Venetian Stories podcast
Ancient Venice had ball games, but they weren't like the ones we play today.
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August 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The ancient Venetians enjoyed their well-known sports such as human towers, bull fights and fights on bridges using fists or sticks.
They is, the lower classes did.
Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.
They is, the lower classes did.
Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.