Episode 59 - Venice: La Serenissma - The History of the Republic

This episode explores the history of the world's most unique city and the organization of the longest lasting republic of all time. From the original refugees who settled on the islands in the ancient world, to the theft of the body of St. Mark, to the formation of a "perfect government", to the evolution of the Venetian Scuola, we shall examine those key factors that transformed a bunch of marshy islands into La Serenissima.