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figurines of Genoese light pavise crossbowmen, 1346 AD
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A very nice history of Genoa, written by Steven Epstein : "Genoa and the Genoese"
Fortunatly, the available pages start to the chapter that concern the time-frame of Tsardoms: "Long Live the People"
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NB: "Anziani" means the elders, are the citizens(a few ones, about ten) who elected the genoese Doge and assisted him, in more of the two Abbati del Popolo that the Doge choosen himself independantly.