Două ştiri veneţiene despre Constantinopolul secolului al XVI-lea
Two pieces of Venetian news about Constantinople in the XVIth century

Summary/Abstract: Just as the Ottoman Empire was preoccupied to the highest degree of the fate of Venice, so was the Ducal Republic or Sereniissima (“The Most Brilliant”), having developed a system of information about what was happening in the Levant and especially in Constantinople. Venice was, since the sixteenth century, a leading continental power, with special interests in the Levant and with its focus on the evolution of the Ottoman Empire, wich has reached the pinnacle of its power. Watchfully observers in the service of the Republic, from simple undercovered spies to official ones, such as the Venetians ambassadors called Baili (and vicebaili), were sending regular reports, detailed accounts and even logs, to the Doge and especially to the Senate and to the Serenissima College. In this article, from the deluge of information - official or otherwise, from the archives of Venice – about Constantinople, two are selected.

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