Selvo (1 gen 1071 anni – 1 gen 1084 anni)

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Under Domenico Selvo, Venice supports Byzantines in war against Normans of Apulia, gain declaration of Venetian supremacy in Adriatic coast up to Durazzo and exemption for merchant taxes in entire Byzantine Empire. This is major factor in future Venetian accumulation of wealth and power as middlemen in silk and spice trade funneled through the Levant and Egypt via the Red Sea. War was not a military success but the city gained total independence. in 1084, Selvo led a fleet against the Normans but was defeated and suffered significant losses. Was revolted against as a result.

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