The myth of Venice

EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 22 MIN

The myth of Venice

from The EI Podcast · host Engelsberg Ideas

Alexander Lee, author of Machiavelli: His Life and Times, argues that liberty was central to the idea of Venice. Read by Helen Lloyd.FURTHER READING:Liberty and the myth of Venice | Alexander LeeEngelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.Image: Procession in Piazza San Marco by Gentile Bellini, 1496. Credit: Peter Barritt / Alamy Stock Photo

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