Heraclian, the son of humble peasants.
His dogado was one of the longest in the history of the Republic. It lasted 23 years, and he, unlike his predecessors, died in his bed.
Galbaio was indeed very good, he managed to juggle the political turmoil of the period, first between the Lombards and the Byzantines and then between the Franks and the Byzantines: he held the reins firm not only in politics but also in the maritime trade with the Eastern Empire, favoured by the fact that the Franks had no naval fleet.
During his dogate, religious, political, social and e
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