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In the [[1190s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'') [[Ben Daheer]] mistakenly suggested that the [[First Doctor]] came from Genoa. [[Luigi Ferrigo]] was a Genoese merchant during the [[Crusades]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'') | In the [[1190s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]'') [[Ben Daheer]] mistakenly suggested that the [[First Doctor]] came from Genoa. [[Luigi Ferrigo]] was a Genoese [[merchant]] during the [[Crusades]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'') | ||
Some time after [[1289]], [[Marco Polo]] was captured by the Genoese while trying to reach Venice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') | Some time after [[1289]], [[Marco Polo]] was captured by the Genoese while trying to reach Venice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Marco Polo (novelisation)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
Following the [[1346]] [[siege of Kaffa]], in which [[Janibeg Khan]]'s [[Mongol]] [[army]] introduced the [[bubonic plague]] to the [[city]], Genoese merchants took the [[disease]] to the [[Mediterranean]] [[port]]s of [[southern Europe]] from where it spread throughout the [[continent]], eventually killing a third of the [[population]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1587]], Ian saw Sir [[Francis Drake]]'s navy sink a Genoese Merchantman in [[Cadiz]] harbour. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'') | In [[1587]], Ian saw Sir [[Francis Drake]]'s navy sink a Genoese Merchantman in [[Cadiz]] harbour. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]'') | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 22 August 2024
Genoa was located near Venice. (PROSE: Marco Polo)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 1190s, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Crusaders) Ben Daheer mistakenly suggested that the First Doctor came from Genoa. Luigi Ferrigo was a Genoese merchant during the Crusades. (TV: The Crusade)
Some time after 1289, Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese while trying to reach Venice. (PROSE: Marco Polo)
Following the 1346 siege of Kaffa, in which Janibeg Khan's Mongol army introduced the bubonic plague to the city, Genoese merchants took the disease to the Mediterranean ports of southern Europe from where it spread throughout the continent, eventually killing a third of the population. (PROSE: Bunker Soldiers [+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])
In 1587, Ian saw Sir Francis Drake's navy sink a Genoese Merchantman in Cadiz harbour. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz)
In November 1872, the Mary Celeste left New York for Genoa but never arrived, having been abandoned before being discovered a month later. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
