e.</p>
thisdeitalytheoryparative</p>
<,duringthecrusades,</p>
theitalianbarkation</p>
fortheostunbelievable</p>
extent.</p>
andafterthee</p>
italiancitiesreihedistributiresforthoseoriental</p>
goodsupoodepend</p>
duriheyhadspentinthe.</p>
ofthesetoousasveniewas</p>
arepubliudbank.thitherpeoplefrohe</p>
inlandhadfledduringtheinvasionsofthebarbariansinthe</p>
fourthtury.surroundedonallsidesbytheseatheyhad</p>
ehebusinessofsaltking.salthadbeenvery</p>
seduringtheddleages,andthepricehadbeenhigh.</p>
forhundredsofyearsvenionopolyof</p>
thisindispensabletabledityisayindispensable,because</p>
people,likesheep,fallilluheygetacertainaunt</p>
ofsaltintheirfood.thepeoplehadusedthisnopolyto</p>
ihepoestheyhadevendared</p>
todefythepohepopes.thetohand</p>
hadbeguntobuildships,radehthe</p>
orient.duringthecrusades,theseshipsocarry</p>
passeotheholyland,andhepassengersuld</p>
notpayfortheirtiash,theyohelpthe</p>
veiansheirlohe</p>
aegeansea,inasianora.</p>
bytheendofthefourteeury,thepopulationhad</p>
groadevehebiggest</p>
iddleages.thepeoplehoutinfluence</p>
uponthegoventheprivateaffairofa</p>
sllnuerofrichrtfalies.theyelectedasenate</p>
andadogeorduke,buttheactualrulersofthecitywere</p>
theersofthefausunciloften,aintained</p>
theelvesofsecret</p>
serviurderers,chupon</p>
allcitizensandquietlyrevedthoseightbedangerous</p>
tothesafetyoftheirhighhandedandunsittee</p>
ofpublicsafety.</p>
theotherextreofgovent,adeyofvery</p>
turbulenthabits,obefoundinflorehiscity</p>
ntrolledtheinroadfroortheeuropetoroandused</p>
thehisfortunateenoc</p>
positiontoengageinnufacturing.thefloreriedto</p>
follopleofathens.noblen,priestsanders</p>
oftheguildsalltookpartinthediscussionsofaffairs.</p>
thisledtogreatupheaval.peoplewereforeverbeingdivided</p>
intopoliticalpartiesandthesepartiesfoughteachother</p>
iesandnfiscated</p>
theirpossessionsassoonastheyhadgainedavictoryinthe</p>
unobs,</p>
theiablehappened.apoilydeitselfster</p>
ofthecityandgoveedthetohesurroundinguntry</p>
afterthefashionoftheoldgreek``tyrants.theyalled</p>
thedici.theearliestdicihadbeenphysisdicus</p>
islatinforphysi,heheia,butlatertheyhad</p>
tuedbaheirbanksand</p>
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