位于亚得里亚海西北岸的威尼斯,是一座闻名遐迩的历史文化名城。它最早的历史可追溯到公元5世纪:那时今日的意大利所在的亚平宁半岛上的一些居民为了躲避北方蜂拥而来的蛮族入侵者,来到日后威尼斯城所在那一片群岛上落脚。起先,人们只是将它作为临时的居所:随着罗马帝国的崩溃,由于这片岛屿所在的泻湖 Located in the northwest Adriatic Sea, Venice, is a famous historical and cultural city. Its earliest history dates back to the 5th century AD: At that time, some inhabitants of the Italian Peninsula in Italy nowadays came to settle in the archipelago where the city of Venice was located in order to avoid the barbarian invaders that flocked to the north. At first, people only used it as a temporary residence: as the Roman Empire collapsed and due to the lagoon where the island was located