The Venetian navy, under the command of…

The Venetian navy, under the command of Rogerio Morosini, in 1296 avenges the Genoese massacre of Venetians in Constantinople by sacking Galata, the Genoese trading port near Constantinople; this is the first of a series of Venetian-Genoese naval battles off Constantinople.

For nearly two centuries hereafter, Venice and Genoa will be periodically at war.