Grand Empire of Venice (Venetian World)

Venice was a small republic on the coast of Northern Italy. Venice was a unique city. Built on the water. When it became a nation, it desired merchant trade. But Venetian colonizers wanted something else.

Venice made it´s mark on history. Becoming a great empire that nobody saw coming. Even Venice.

Pre-Republic Age
The City of Venice was built around 400 AD by the Roman Empire. The City was built on Water. This caused citizens to flock to the city

Pre-Venetian Colonial Age
Venice was founded as the Republic of Venice in 697 AD. The city was built by the Eastern Romans. (Whom still have a strong relation with Venice.) Paolo Lucio Anafesto founded the Republic in 697 AD. And stayed in office until 717 AD.

Venetian Colonial Age
Venice started greater Colonial expansion in Crimea under Marino Morosini in 1250 AD. And He ordered Venetian Colonizers to set up trading posts in Northern Africa. They accepted. And set off to the region. Though the coast was occupied by the Ayyubid Dynasty. Venetian settlers set up trading posts.

The Army of Venice was small. So Marino wanted officers to go into towns, and recruit.

The Ayyubid Dynasty was slowly falling. When Venice decided to assemble an Invasion force, the Ayyubids fell.

It was a victory for Venice. And they Took most of the Territory.

But everything comes at a cost.

Venice had lost 75% of it´s army in the war. And was now an open Target.

So in 1253, Reniero Zero went to the Eastern Romans for help.

The Eastern Romans had trouble fighting off the Mongols. But they were holding them off.

They would accept the Venetian proposal.

Skip 200 years, and Venice´s army has recovered enough.

The Year is 1453. And Venice is a European power. Whom is struggling to keep that title.

The Ottomans are Expanding Rapidly. And are at war with the Eastern Romans. Again.

The Eastern Roman Empire asks for the help of Venice and Austria. Whom both Accept.

The Eastern Romans We´re able to fend off the attacking Turks with the support of Venice and Austria. But Constantinople only had few Defenders left.

The Weakened Ottoman´s retreated from the Balkans. And slowly collapsed in Anatolia. And they became a fond memory.

The Venetians then went on to carve a mighty empire. One that would leave a major mark in history, forever.

Government
The Doge of Venice has been the leader of Venice since the start. As being a leading state on the world scale. Venice´s government is a Parliamentary oligarchic monarchy. And can be arranged into a Hierarchy in some colonies.

The Venetian Government is arranged into a Hierarchy of it´s own.

The Doge is at the top.

The Collegio is the executive arm of the government.

Maggior Consiglio / Signoria is the Authority supervising the actions of the Doge with power of veto.

The Pregadi is the 120 member Senate. And is on the same level as the Council of 10. Whom have control over government actions.

Minor Consiglio is the Theoretical fount of all authority. Consisting of more than 2000 members.

And the Arengo is the legislature consisting of citizens.

Military
= Paolo Lucio Anafesto =