Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The maritime republics (Italian: repubbliche marinare) were city-states which flourished in Italy and in the Dalmatia region of present-day Croatia and Montenegro during the Middle Ages. The best known are the Republics of Venice, Genoa, Ragusa, Pisa and Amalfi. These states competed with each other both militarily and commercially. From the 10th to the 13th centuries they built fleets of ships both for their own protection and to support extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean, giving them an essential role in the Crusades. Being in competition, these republics engaged in shifting alliances and warfare.. }
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- Maritime_republics abstract "The maritime republics (Italian: repubbliche marinare) were city-states which flourished in Italy and in the Dalmatia region of present-day Croatia and Montenegro during the Middle Ages. The best known are the Republics of Venice, Genoa, Ragusa, Pisa and Amalfi. These states competed with each other both militarily and commercially. From the 10th to the 13th centuries they built fleets of ships both for their own protection and to support extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean, giving them an essential role in the Crusades. Being in competition, these republics engaged in shifting alliances and warfare.".