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Venetian navy (Venetian: Armada) was the navy of the Republic of Venice, and played an important role in the history of Venice, the Republic, and the Mediterranean world. The Arsenale di Venezia was the principal source of the Venetian's naval power, being the construction site of its fleets.
In 1500, the Venetian navy become one of the most powerful forces in the world.[1]
History[]
By the Middle Ages, the city had grown into a great naval power. Its strategic position at the top of the Adriatic Sea also meant that ships taking goods inland had to go through Venice, filling its coffers with money and commerce.[2]
Entering the late Middle Ages, Venice exercised influence over both its neighboring states and the Church. When the Fourth Crusade rolled around in 1202, the crusaders required transport on Venice's ships, which the Venetian Doge, Enrico Dandolo, agreed to, on the condition that the crusaders retake the Dalmatian city of Zadar and then capture Constantinople.[2]
As Venice's wealth grew, so did its fleet. Through sea battles, Venice gained Byzantine territory, Hungarian territory, and destroyed the Genoese fleet. [2]
Venetian-Ottoman War[]
Under Agostino Barbarigo, Venice initiated a second war with the Ottomans.[3]
In 1499, a disastrous campaign for the Venetians, the Republic suffered a massive defeat at the Battle of Zonchio that led to the destruction of the Venetian navy. The Ottomans, taking advantage of this defeat, seized the Venetian territories of Lepanto, Modone, and Corone.[3]
In 1500, during the Battle of Modon, the navy soldier Alvise da Vilandino was tasked with defending the fort of Modon from the Turks. Having drank heavily the night before the battle, Alvise panicked upon hearing cannon fire, stumbled out onto the deck in the midst of the battle and fell over the rail, where he drowned. When it became clear Venice had lost the battle, Alvise was accused of negligence by the ship's captain, who erased him from the logs of the navy.[4]
In 1511, Piri Reis, former admiral of the Ottoman navy, and the Florentine Ezio Auditore, both members of the Assassins, briefly reminisced about their many friends lost during the war.[5]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice (first appearance)
References[]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868) – Chapter 2: The Italian Renaissance – Venice
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Venezia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed II – Database: Agostino Barbarigo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Alvise da Vilandino
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Piri Reis: Sticky Situations