Jake Dyble (@jakedyble.bsky.social)

Venice's close trading relationship with the Ottomans is often cited as evidence of commercial 'pragmatism': "Venetians first, Christians second". But in fact, Venice was committed to a highly idealised and ideologically-charged notion of her commercial role.

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‘Avanias, Every Waking Hour’: Entanglement and Othering in Ottoman-Venetian Trade Disputes | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core ‘Avanias, Every Waking Hour’: Entanglement and Othering in Ottoman-Venetian Trade Disputes https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/transactions-of-the-royal-historical-society/article/avanias-every-waking-hour-entanglement-and-othering-in-ottomanvenetian-trade-disputes/94E9ADE974A14177D7AFA751CDEFEF74