[M.78L] [M.78] Venetian History 78 In 452 the first great flight to the Lagunes, from Attila Odoacer establishes Kingdom of Italy, Capital Ravenna, 476 Odoacer besieged for three years in Ravenna; Ravenna taken by Theodoric 493 Both these princes were undisturbed masters of the Observe: naval power of Venetians in 536-540: under Ostrogoths - old Venetia by land and sea: and the successes better quoted p 15 Fr. of Theodoric remained so: till the struggle by the Theodoric, Now Note Lord Lindsay on his tomb, p 36 letter 1st. Greeks for possession of Italy under Justinian when I find Belisarius besieging Ravenna with the help of the fleet of the Venetians of the lagunes. Thus the alliance with the Greeks is marked from the first; and just at time of invention of cupola: or at St Sophia rebuilt by Justinian-: least of bringing it into Italy; But the Venetians of Terre Firma hold for Ostrogoths those of the coast: for the Greeks, during the struggle which followed between Totila and Narses - Note Adria, Altrium, Concordia Aquleia: towns of the coast. Now note: For San Vitale we have according to Lord Lindsay At last the Greeks conquer in 555 or 553 (Lord Lindsay) the square basketwork capital: This will therefore assuredly Narses the first exarch of Ravenna: St Vitale, Church carry me further back than any of the Lombard ones of built there by Justinian, Lord Lindsay p 65 Mahomet’s flight, the hegira in 622, note Mahomet saved by he leaps from this to Sta Fosca very unjustifiably. Spiders and Pigeons p 155 bas reliefs and beaking Pigeon, p 159. I Descents of the Lombards under Alboin on Venetia in 641 Aquileia Altinum Concordia, are finally
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