Venice
Italy
The "Serenissima." A maritime republic built on water that dominated Mediterranean trade for centuries. Home to Marco Polo, Vivaldi, and some of the finest painting in Western art.
The atlas connects 4 figures with Venice. The earliest born is Frederick Barbarossa (1122); the last to die is Leonardo da Vinci (1519).
By era
- Medieval Europe (~500-1400 CE): 3 figures
- The Renaissance (~1350-1600): 1 figure
Associated figures, by birth year
- Frederick Barbarossa (1122-1190), The Red-Bearded Emperor
- Marco Polo (1254-1324), The Great Traveler
- Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), The Supreme Poet
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Universal Genius
Cities that share figures with Venice
Other cities in the atlas tied to at least one of the same people, most shared first.
- Rome (3 shared figures: Frederick Barbarossa, Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci)
- Florence (2 shared figures: Dante Alighieri, Leonardo da Vinci)
- Jerusalem (2 shared figures: Frederick Barbarossa, Marco Polo)
- Constantinople (1 shared figure: Marco Polo)
- Milan (1 shared figure: Leonardo da Vinci)
- Paris (1 shared figure: Leonardo da Vinci)
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