For centuries, says one source, the lagoon has been the terminus for intense commercial traffic that sailed up the Adriatic or descended from central or northern Europe along rivers or caravan routes
या कालावधीत उत्तरेकडील रानटी जमातींच्या लोकांनी मुख्य भूप्रदेशातील शहरांवर आक्रमण केले व बरीच नासधूस व लुटालूट केली.