“A Crown Without a King: A Short History of the Doges of Venice”

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Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

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Italian Masterpieces, Lectures, Online Courses, Webinars

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WEBINAR RECORDING |“A Crown Without a King: A Short History of the Doges of Venice”

Presented by Ross King
with Additional Commentary by Dr. Rocky Ruggiero

The Venetian Republic lasted more than a thousand years—longer than any other republic in history. One of the great secrets of its success was the institution of the Doge, a figure with all the trappings of a king but few of the actual powers. This lecture looks at the special role played by “Messer lo Doge” in Venetian politics, history and culture, with emphasis on his powers and limitations, and on those moments when the safeguards on this office were tested almost to destruction by ambitious politicians.

The webinar recording consists of a 45-minute lecture.

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Lectures 1
Quizzes 0
Duration 50 minutes
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 1
Assessments Yes

Rocky Ruggiero, Ph.D.

Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of Art and Architectural History since 1999. He received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross and a Master of Arts degree from Syracuse University, where he was awarded a prestigious Florence Fellowship in 1996. He furthered his art historical studies at the University of Exeter, UK, where he received a Ph.D. in Art History and Visual Culture. In addition to lecturing for various American universities in Florence, Italy, including Syracuse, Kent State, Vanderbilt, and Boston College, Rocky has starred in various TV documentaries concerning the Italian Renaissance. He has appeared as an expert witness in the History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World” and “Museum Secrets: the Uffizi Gallery”, as well as the recent NatGeo/NOVA PBS program on Brunelleschi’s dome entitled “Great Cathedral Mystery.”