Susan Bradford The Venetians were once the most powerful maritime force in Europe, with an Empire that traversed the Eurasian continent. By aligning with mercenary armies of Khazars, Mongolians and Turks, they slashed and burned their way through one community after another, killing millions of people and seizing their wealth. In the process, they established trade routes that would later be resurrected in the modern-day Silk and Road Initiative, linking Eurasia with the Middle East through Israel. Given their rapaciousness, heresy, disregard for convention, human life, and rule of law,…
