**Liber Pontificalis — John III** The _Liber Pontificalis_ — the Book of the Popes — contains short biographies of the early popes of Rome. Compilation of the _Liber Pontificalis_ started in the mid-500s. The entry for John (Iohannes, Giovanni) III […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

TFW somebody copies your entire website while you're out for a walk.

So, #github has been hacked. Own Your Data! #ownyourdata

**Did Narses invite the Lombards?** The Lombards, led by their king Alboin, invaded Byzantine Italy in 568, in a movement which was well-prepared in advance. The move was not a response to an emergency or an attack by another group. It was a planned […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

**The Lombard Invasion** The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy was a pivotal event in Venetian history. The invasion, and the conquests that followed, led to an increased importance of the lagoon settlements, to a slow demise of Byzantine control […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

**Episode 29 — The Lombard Invasion** The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy in 568 was a pivotal event in Venetian history. The invasion and the conquests that followed, led to an increased importance of the lagoon settlements, to a slow demise of Byzantine control in north-east Italy, to the […]

I don't watch YouTube much, and I've drastically shrunk my usage of the parent company Google's services. Maybe this has confused the advertising algorithm. Just now I was watching a how-to-play video about the boardgame Arcs, and YouTube showed me an ad for […] [Original post on archaeo.social]

RE: https://mastodon.com.pl/@antygon/116500749791347102 This is awesome! Wonder why the world is f*cked? Listen to this guy.

On my way home from work, I find this. I expected problems with the police, but they let me pass. The demonstrators on the bridge, on the other hand, attacked me, shouted abuse at me, pushed me, pulled me and what not. I managed to get across amidst the howls […] [Original post on mastodon.uno]

**Pliny the Elder on Venetia** In his monumental _Naturalis Historia_ (Natural History), Pliny the Elder (_Gaius Plinius Secundus_ , 23–79) also wrote about the _Regio X Venetia et Histria_ — the region of Italy instituted at the time of Augustus […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

The annual circus is on. We'll all draw a sigh of relief in November. #Biennale #theworstneighbour

This video documents the escape of two men and a woman from the East German communist dictatorship via the River Spree in 1988 Berlin should be required viewing for Generation Z, who are being fooled by russian propagandists like Hüseyin Doğru and Hasan Piker, who distort history and incite hatred.

Yesterday, one of the younger electricians was telling me about the beauty of the new alarm systems he installs. While acknowledging the quality of my current one, he said, "It uses a SIM card and calls you. The new ones are 4G or Wi-Fi and use the cloud, so notifications go straight to your […]

Happy Star Wars day to those who celebrate. #maythefourth

Happy Star Wars day to those who celebrate. #maythefourth

RE: https://mastodon.social/@grammasaurus/116502229755555392 Whenever I read if road rage, I think of this, which is 300+ years old. Nothing new under the sun. https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/il-gran-teatro-di-venezia-plate-48-veduta-della-fondamenta-della-croce-di-venetia/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Vittoria/116494616089730392 The Biennale is run by fascists who think politics should be kept separate from the arts. Not their politics, though.

Don't worry, Sam, SpaceX won't ACTUALLY launch 7,000 satellites! (There are currently 10,296 Starlink sats in orbit) Don't worry, SpaceX said they'd get their satellites below magnitude 7! (They have not […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

**The Justinian plague — Paul the Deacon** This excerpt from book II of the Historia Langobardorum by Paul the Deacon describes the effect of the Justinian plague in Italy. Based on archaeological DNA samples, the epidemic has recently been verified […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

This is perfect! (By Amadeo Capelli) #mechanical #craft #art

I won an astronomy communication and public education award from the Canadian Astronomical Society, for yelling about satellite pollution! I'm quite honoured, and now obligated to continue yelling. Which I was going to do anyway, but it's extremely nice to know that my university (who gave me a […]

**The “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the** The _Historia Langobardorum_ — The History of the Lombards — by _Paul the Deacon_ is the oldest chronicle relevant to the history of Venice. It probably dates to the 780s or 790s. As the name implies, it […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

at a job interview "whats your biggest weakness?" "understanding the semantics of a question but ignoring the pragmatics" "could you give an me an example?" "yes i could"

**Officiali alle Rason Vecchie e Rason Nuove — ASV Indicepen** The offices of _Rason Vecchie e Nuovo_ were from 1368 auditors of many other offices of the republic, and accountants of the central offices of state. The word _rason_ can best be […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

RE: https://mastodon.uno/@seindal/116437277647673689 Anybody ready to help proofread the English translation of an eyewitness account of the plague in Venice in 1575–77? No need to know Venetian or Italian.

**Episode 28 — The early sources** What we know about the early history of Venice comes almost entirely from a dozen or so medieval chronicles, which were copied from each other in ways which are difficult, if not impossible, to disentangle. Moreover, the chronicles come to us as copies of […]

I have made a translation of a Venetian letter from 1576, written during one of the worst plague epidemics ever to hit Venice, and I'm looking for proof-readers. The letter is a first-hand eyewitness account of a very severe plague epidemic in Venice, written […] [Original post on mastodon.uno]

**Lazzaretto Nuovo — Venetia Descritta (1581)** _Lazzaretto Nuovo_ was the primary Venetian quarantine station for the plague. It is situated on an island in the northern lagoon. This description of the island of Lazzaretto Nuovo, which Francesco […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

I know this is not the longest footnote ever by far, but a solid three pages is not bad for the casual footnote, just to give some context. From "History of the Langobards" by Paul the Deacon, translated by William Dudley Foulke, 1907. #footnotes #curiosities […] [Original post on mastodon.uno]

I have made a translation of a Venetian letter from 1576, written during one of the worst plague epidemics ever to hit Venice, and I'm looking for proof-readers. The letter is a first-hand eyewitness account of a very severe plague epidemic in Venice, written […] [Original post on mastodon.uno]

**Lazzaretto Vecchio — Venetia Descritta (1581)** _Lazzaretto Vecchio_ was the primary plague hospital in Venice, established in 1423 on an island south of Venice, close to the Lido. The _Lazzaretto Vecchio_ had an essential role during the plague […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Finland Pulls Back Venice Biennale Presence Over Return of Russian Pavilion Opposition to Russia's return to the Biennale won't go away. Finland’s political leadership will not attend th... #ARTnews #News #Russia #Venice #Biennale Origin | Interest | Match

**Translatio Marci Evangelistae Venetias (English)** The _Translatio Marci Evangelistae Venetias_ , by an unknown author, is the earliest description of the translation (movement) of the relics of St Mark from Alexandria in Egypt to Venice in 827–828 […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

One wonders what the subtext of the statement of the Pope is here? “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” #filth

Super présentation de @_elena qui nous explique son amour initial pour les réseaux sociaux en 2015, puis leur déchéance jusqu’au rachat de Twitter par Musk en 2022, et sa découverte de Mastodon grâce à @andypiper et comment elle est devenue l’ambassadrice du Fediverse @cercle

This is what I use to put my feet up in the evening. I have no idea how it made its way to Venice, or how old it is. Its from the piles of old stuff my father in law never threw away. #venice #scotland #whisky #footrest

**De Administrando Imperio** The Eastern Roman emperor _Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus_ (905–959; emperor 913–959) had a long, but very complicated reign. In the period around 950, he wrote an extensive manual on the administration of the empire for […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund 🎉 This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post […]

#monochromemonday #dailyvenice #venice #venezia

**Nobile in Abito d’Inverno — Nobleman in Winter Attire — Grevembroch 1-52** This painting depicts a Venetian nobleman wearing the formal dress, the _vesta_ , here in its winter version, lined with expensive furs like _vair_ and _dosso_. The _vesta_ […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

Fidesz' massive defeat comes despite: - multiple active Russian disinformation campaigns - the US government actively supporting Fidesz - Fidesz owning the majority of TV & radio stations + newspapers - Fidesz having gerrymandered the crap out of the country - many documented cases of voter […]

We never need to hear anything about Orbán ever again!! He can't fuck everything up any more!! I'm so happy for Hungary, and so happy for all the rest of us too! 🇪🇺 And slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@benchwhistler/116391980250938039 Somebody read the tiny writing of the bible.

Going to Venice this summer? Interested in history? Book a tour with me, and I'll talk you ears off. #venice #history #historynerd https://historywalksvenice.com/

I had Jehovah's Witnesses round this morning (not a very common occurrence round here). Them: "Do you ever think about the future?" Me: "I'm a climate scientist, I think it about the future all the time.."

Going to Venice this summer? Interested in history? Book a tour with me, and I'll talk you ears off. #venice #history #historynerd https://historywalksvenice.com/

The well-known image of the plague doctor with the beaked mask don't really have a lot of support in our sources. Did he even exist? [Audio] [Original post on venetianstories.com]

TFW somebody would like a copy of your entire website, but prefers not to ask politely. Two IPs did 90% of site traffic, one a Swiss online website copier, another some hacker brute-forcing various SQL injections. Why can't we have nice things any more? Thanks for @dvk for Koko Analytics.