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Genoa–Venice Maritime Rivalry

Type Event Region Europe Time 1351–1360

In the 1350s Genoa and Venice clashed fiercely over eastern Mediterranean trade routes and Black Sea grain and spice transit, with merchant fleets an…

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  1. 1351–1354Constantinople · ByzantineAs eastern Mediterranean trade recovered after the Black Death, Genoa's Galata colony competed with Venice for commercial privileges within the Byzantine Empire; their merchant communities clashed repeatedly around Constantinople, with diplomatic protests escalating into armed standoffs.
  2. 1355–1360Aegean Sea · Aegean SeaGalleys of both sides chased and intercepted merchant ships among the Aegean islands, contesting rights to Black Sea grain and eastern goods; frequent small-scale naval battles foreshadowed larger wars to come.

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