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569
 
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Fugitives from the Lombard invasion of northern Italy take refuge on islands in the Venetian lagoon - and become the founders of Venice       
726
 
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The Venetians for the first time elect their own doge, acting independently of the Byzantine governor in Ravenna      
c. 820
 
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The Venetians move their administration from the island of Torcello to the Rialto       
828
 
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The Venetians, acquiring from Alexandria some bones believed to be those of St Mark, build St Mark's to house the valuable relic      
St.Mark's, Venice. Mosaic
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1082
 
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Venice acquires valuable trading privileges from Constantinople, her merchants being excused all dues and customs in the Byzantine empire     
c. 1200
 
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In the cathedral on Torcello, and in St Mark's, Venetian mosaics are a culmination in the west of the Byzantine tradition