Castles
The colony was officially established with transfer of Caffa by Mangu Khan to the Republic of Genoa, becoming the regional center of the Black Sea colonies. In 1357, Genoeses acquired the colony of Cembalo (today - Balaklava), in 1365 Genoese completely overtook the city of Soldaia (Sudak) from Venice control.
Read more about this topic: Gazaria (Genoese Colonies)
Famous quotes containing the word castles:
“Where are our castles now, where are our towers?”
—Sir Thomas More (1478–1535)
“Once we begin to appreciate that the apparent destructiveness of the toddler in taking apart a flower or knocking down sand castles is in fact a constructive effort to understand unity, we are able to revise our view of the situation, moving from reprimand and prohibition to the intelligent channeling of his efforts and the fostering of discovery.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“Though castles topple on their warder’s heads,
Though palaces and pyramids do slope
Their heads to their foundations; though the treasure
Of nature’s germens tumble all together,
Even till destruction sicken—answer me
To what I ask you.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)