The "Istoria Veneticorum" from around the year 1000, is the first work in the historiography of Venice.

A list of some of the main events of the Lombard conquest of Byzantine Venetia and other parts of Italy.

The "Chronicon Altinate" is one of the central medieval sources to early Venetian history, used extensively since it was written.

The Kingdom of the Lombards played a major role in early Venetian history, as it was the Lombard invasion of Italy in 568 which started the formation of later Venice.

A summary of the main primary sources for the early history of Venice, and where to find them.

The "Liber Pontificalis" on how a Byzantine general invited the Lombards to come and possess Italy, if they pleased.

Why did the Lombards decide to invade Byzantine Italy in 568? A popular story was the Byzantine general Narses, who had just retaken Italy for the empire, invited them. Was Narses a traitor to the empire?

The Lombard invasion of Byzantine Italy in 568 was a pivotal event in Venetian history, as it kicked off the movement towards a distinct Venetian society, culture and, ultimately, state.

Excerpts related to "Venetia" and the "Veneti" from the "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder (1st century)

The Lombard invasion of Venetia in 568 — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.

A royal marriage and its tragic end, between Alboin, king of the Lombards, and Rosamund, a Gepid princess.

An account of the bubonic plague in Italy — also called the Justinian plague — from "Historia Langobardorum" by Paul the Deacon.