Is the Italian city-states era somewhat analogous (not exactly) to the Greek city-state era? With Venice being Athens?
>>2567569
yes
except they werent all trying new forms of government
>With Venice being Athens?
*Florence
Venice was Venice. Somewhat competent at war for a period, somewhat of an intellectual hub, but mainly lagoon jews.
Italy peaked during the Norman Kingdom of Sicily
>>2567943
Those assholes sacked Rome.