The new owners of Istanbul and their young sultan were now Venice's biggest rivals. The entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, painting by Fausto Zonaro.
When the Pope objected to Venice's desire to occupy the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire with France, Venice did not take the Papacy seriously. Therefore, for those who knew Venice, it was not surprising when the Crusaders, led by Doge Enrico Dandolo, captured Istanbul in 1204 and ransacked it in a manner that was unprecedented in history instead of advancing towards Islamic lands. It had repeatedly come to the brink of war with the Papacy, such as when the sect of the Templars was banned. It embraced everyone that fled from the Inquisition. It really only thought of its own interests. The most commonly used poisons were mercury chloride, white arsenic, arsenic trisulfide and arsenic trichloride. Botanists at the University of Padua, which were affiliated with Venice, were producing many poisons for this purpose. The payment was always made after the job was done. It's less gruesome and more profitable,” they used to say.Ĭongressional records still contain how they voted for, planned the poisoning and determined the fees that were to be paid to the person who would carry out the act of poisoning. “Let poison do the work of the executioner.
Their favorite method of assassination was poisoning their victims. The Ten used to send assassins after targets that the Great Council wished to be eliminated silently. They could even execute aristocrats for the stability and benefit of the state. They also had the authority to execute without trial. Decisions that determined the policy of the country were taken here.
The council, to which the intelligence departments reported, was called the Ten because it consisted of 10 aristocrats who were elected annually by the Great Council.
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