Refugees on the lagoon : The origins of Venice
St. Mark's rest : The birth of the city of Venice, 697-836
Coming of age : independence, expansion, and power, 836-1094
A merchant republic in a feudal age : ecclesiastical and political reform, 1095-1172
Between empires : the peace of Venice, 1172-1200
Birth of a maritime empire : Venice and the Fourth Crusade
Marco Polo's Venice : prosperity, power, and piety in the thirteenth century
The discovery of the west : War, wealth, and reform in the early fourteenth century
Plague and treason in the fourteenth Century
From victory to Victory : The war of Chioggia and the birth of the mainland empire
Death of a parent : The fall of Constantinople and the rise of the Ottoman Turks
Sowing and reaping : medieval Venice and the birth of modern finance
The perils of success : The apogee of the Venetian empire
Most splendid and serene : Venice and the Renaissance
For God and St. Mark : The wars against the Turks
Masks, opera, and love : Venice the tourist destination
A medieval republic in the modern world : The United States, France, and the fall of Venice
A crisis of identity : Venice in the nineteenth century
War, Water, and tourists : Venice in the twentieth century and beyond.