Historical Dictionary of Byzantium . John H. Rosser .
Dandalo, Andreas — Doge of Venice (q.v.) from 1343 1354; chronicler. Byzantium (q.v.) progressively tottered on the brink of collapse while he was doge. His response was to loan Byzantium yet more money (30,000 ducats), for which Anne of Savoy (q.v.), regent for … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Venice — Greatest of the Italian maritime republics. Its traditional foundation date is 421, but more likely is a date after 568 when refugees fled there to escape the Lombards (q.v.). Its location on a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice (part of the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Giovanni Dandolo — was the 48th Doge of Venice, elected in 1280, died in 1289. During his reign the first Venetian gold ducat was introduced into circulation.FamilyDandolo came from a prominent Venetian family that provided three other doges to Venice: Giovanni s… … Wikipedia
Liste von Triebfahrzeugen alter österreichischer Staatsbahnen — Die alten Staatsbahnen Österreich Ungarns entstanden, als der Staat erkannte, dass der Bau und Betrieb von Eisenbahnen einer zentralen Leitung bedurfte. Aus finanziellen Gründen jedoch erfolgte relativ bald eine Privatisierung dieser Staatsbahnen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste von Triebfahrzeugen österreichischer Privatbahnen — Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Dampfloks der Aussig Teplitzer Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (ATE) 2 Dampfloks der Böhmischen Commercialbahnen (BCB) 3 Dampfloks für die ehem. Pferdeeisenbahn Budw … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fourth Crusade — The Crusade (q.v.) that destroyed Byzantium (q.v.) in 1204. The Partitio Romaniae (q.v.) divided up the territory of the empire as spoils among Venice (q.v.) and the other major participants of this Crusade. The Byzantine reconquest of… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Geoffrey de Villehardouin — Major participant and chief Latin historian of the Fourth Crusade (q.v.). Marshal of Champagne prior to the Fourth Crusade, his Conquest of Constantinople is a kind of official history of the Crusade, written from the point of view of someone… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Robert de Clari — Author of an eyewitness account of the Fourth Crusade (q.v.). Robert s viewpoint as a lowly knight stands in contrast to that of Geoffrey de Villehardouin (q.v.), whose work more closely reflects the Fourth Crusade s leadership. Robert s… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
