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2006-12-19 15:38:03 · 9 answers · asked by anolagail 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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When the Lombards invaded Italy in 568 one of the first cities in their path was Aquileia - a Christian town of long-standing importance, traditionally held to have been founded by St Mark. Many of its inhabitants, alarmed at the prospects of life under the rule of Germanic tribesmen, opted for the uncertain status of refugees. Fleeing southwards, some of them sought safety on a low-lying offshore island - probably occupied at the time only by a fishing community.

The island was Torcello, and the refugees became the founders of Venice.

As more people came to the region and, as the original settlers started to prosper, they occupied neighbouring islands in the lagoon and started joining them together with bridges and so Venice was born.

So, you see, Venice has always been surrounded by water because it is actually a series of islands linked together with bridges.

2006-12-19 17:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 3 0

Why Is Venice Under Water

2016-11-01 10:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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2015-08-13 11:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Venice (Venezia) really wants no introduction, see ways to get there with hotelbye . That city is a fabled destination for centuries. Just the name Venice is sufficient to conjure up a number of photographs, even for people who have not even set foot in Italy. From gondoliers in striped jerseys to the Rialto and the Bridge of Sighs, masked balls, wonderful barges, courtesans in gondolas and failing palaces experiencing streets made of water Venice is an amazing city. After the only bridge over the Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge scars the spot of the island's first settlement, named Rivus Altus and has become one of many lots of place that Venice needs to offer.

2016-12-19 23:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Those photos you see are obviously of Venice, which is the city practically in the water. Italy itself is a long peninsular that juts down into the Mediterranean sea, so it's surrounded by sea on three of its four sides. Most of the cities are NOT like Venice, they are on hilltops (like Rome) or in valleys (as is the case of Florence).

2016-03-13 05:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Venice was built into a lagoon and has always been surrounded by water.

2006-12-19 15:56:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It has always been surrounded by water. That's why no land army could conquer or occupy it.

2006-12-19 15:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by William E 3 · 0 0

It was built on a lagoon. Years just made the city go under water.

2006-12-19 15:52:43 · answer #8 · answered by Gregoria21 1 · 0 0

Venice was a dry city before the Biblical flood. After the flood, the water stayed in canals and the city became what it is today.

2006-12-19 15:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by nynameislying123 2 · 0 2

because evry1 on there is fat and they sank

2015-03-02 21:31:29 · answer #10 · answered by ToodlePoodle 1 · 0 1

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