Venice: History, Former Names & Timeline
A merchant republic built on a lagoon, mistress of Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean trade for over a thousand years.
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Former names of Venice
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AD 697 | Venetia |
Timeline of Venice
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| AD 697 | Traditional election of the first doge |
| AD 828 | Merchants bring the relics of St Mark from Alexandria |
| 1204 | Doge Dandolo steers the Fourth Crusade against Constantinople |
| 1797 | Napoleon ends the Venetian Republic |
| 1866 | Venice joins the Kingdom of Italy |
Who ruled Venice
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Boii |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Unclaimed / no data |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Rome |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Maximian) |
| 400–499 | Western Roman Empire |
| 500–599 | Ostrogoths |
| 600–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–999 | Carolingian Empire |
| 1000–1782 | Venice |
| 1783–1879 | Venetia |
| 1880–1913 | Italy |
| 1914–1919 | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1920–today | Italy |
Battles and sites near Venice
- Rubicon · 49 BC
Landmarks in and around Venice
St Mark's BasilicaStanding · 1092