Why was it so perfect?
>>1545830
Because it was the richest place per capita in the history of Earth.
>>1545862
This. Sacking Constantinople, menacing its fellow Italian city-states, and aggressively raiding Muslim trade routes allowed Venice to emerge as a center for unparalleled wealth.
>>1545987
Doesn't hurt that they had an amazing flag
>most
>serene
>republic
>>1546072
>implying