History of the Republic of Venice and his dogeship was marked by the expansion of Venice towards the sea via the construction of bridges, canals, bulwarks, fortifications, and stone buildings. The modern Venice, at one with the sea, was being born. Agnello was succeeded by his son Giustiniano, who brought the body of Saint Mark the Evangelist to Venice from Alexandria and made him the patron saint of Venice. During the reign of the successor of the Participazio, Pietro Tradonico, Venice began to establish its military might which would influence many a later crusade and dominate the Adriatic for centuries, and signed a trade agreement with
Venice, Illinois Venice, Illinois Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 census. Venice was platted in 1841. Venice is located at (38.673796, -90.167885). According to the 2010 census, Venice has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,528 people, 950 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,348.5 people per square mile (522.0/km²). There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of 615.6 per square mile (238.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 5.50% White, 93.55% African