Venice Found Europe's Rivers Through One Bad Grain Order
Medieval Europe

Venice Found Europe's Rivers Through One Bad Grain Order

A miscounted grain order in 1137 handed a Venetian merchant the greatest maritime revolution in medieval history.

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