The Venetian Oligarchy is a great stepping stone between the fall of the Roman Empire and the dominance of the Anglo American empire. Webster Tarpley is great value on this subject which makes up for his slightly shabby analysis and ongoing denial of Julian Assange as a prisoner in the Ecuadorian embassy.
Almost.
The Black Nobility or Venetian Conspiracy seems more tangible to me than many historical power plays because it's all fairly well documented in an undramatic manner. I learned a lot from studying this the last couple of days.
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