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Venice–Byzantine Trade

Type Event Region Venice Time 1035–1040

In the late 1030s, the Republic of Venice and the Byzantine Empire maintained close and complex commercial relations, with Venetian merchants enjoyin…

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  1. 1037–1039Constantinople · ByzantiumVenetian merchant fleets regularly arrived in Constantinople, trading silk, spices, jewelry, and other eastern goods in the chartered trading zone granted by the empire; the Venetian merchant community enjoyed considerable autonomy and tax benefits in the imperial capital.
  2. 1038–1040Venice · VenetoAs an Adriatic trade hub, Venice transshipped Byzantine goods to the Italian peninsula and Western European markets while also transporting grain and military supplies to southern Italy, forming a complementary commercial-military partnership with Byzantium amid Norman expansion.

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