ABSTRACT
The Venetians had concluded a treaty of peace with the Duke of Milan that was to last fourteen years. During this time, war broke out between the Florentines and the Duke, and, since it seemed likely that the former were going to get the worst of it, the Venetians, while the Duke was not afraid at all of them, fearing that if he conquered in the war he would turn his armies against them, broke the pact and occupied Brescia.
