Does 'Venice and its Repubblica Serena rebounded to turn to the mainland, extending its Veneto territory from Padua across the Po valley as far as Bergamo.' serve to directly refute the premise presented in 'Venice did not have a vast amount of territory.'
Venice and its Repubblica Serena rebounded to turn to the mainland, extending its Veneto territory from Padua across the Po valley as far as Bergamo.###Venice did not have a vast amount of territory.