The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

II is not enough to maintain a refuge
for ships 10 have a harbor. \ port
must grow equally along the shore; IL
must he place for the interchange OF
goods in barter: f. must provide the
means of credits wherewith to deal wiki
external commerce. The earliest re,-
ord OF Genoa as the market place which
it has always been shows that it ranked
high AZ the beginning of commerce. The
first note OF this commerce comes from
the shrewd business men OF Greece VINO
called the place an emporium. the
term Is rot without significance. our
early Latin authorities describe the
Lgurlans somewhat coutemptuously ls
turbulent and rude harbarans, net
worthy OF the Roman name, merely IN
ltaic tribe But the temper Of the
Greek traders recognized a higher de-
velopment. Genoa was 10 them an en-
porium. not merely a place where the
goods OF Greece could be bartered indls-
cT.m!nate.y against the raw products OF
"a savage tribe, but centre OF COM
merOe. 1t implies that business was to
us done iu q commercial way. it was a
marNr. gpr Grec'an products and place
where se.e,t.re trade could deal with
The products ~ remoter points. In eff
feet. as PCggi makes quite clear. Genoa
Pc Is earliest record was "A place Of
wholesale commerce, therefore market
worth WISHING
Already We have mentioned the dis
oyt.y % a string o. amber ads II
S part culGrly significant as an index
O.: commerce; 81 shows that with the
rude transportation OF the cary times.
with tAe Jmos. complete absence %
means OF exchange. the Grnoyesp were
conducting a trade OF such magnitude ns
20 0rlr- mo the som, booths the prol-
LCis OF me .rozen ro~t. and the uxllrlas
g." ,hr IL.ua seas. /. confirms tho
Crooks IN tfe.- Gs .gna'.on OF This AZ
an .mpp-'-.. . 4rat o. ,yot.,d commence
when .n. v.i.d was Vet very vouup.
10 rel.:.uL. "a. posi,ion established IN,
lO.....,f.- % su,i, commerce fo- urn
HiGrst Hes q commanded the roads %
SCartrly G..uuc,sbob'e tracks, along
Nh.ch the produces o. the Medjte--
IGusan C.N.1a. ton -c..t be carried INFO
The wilderness o. o.. Ilje Gnrmaric
folk OF the r.r,r .gs b.r,ered orairst
,he raw l.attr.pts o. ..ta sa,,,t..s ybt,.
might Ice advanced ~ ,p,nura,tura
when pla .ei jon moro co.lyeten, hands
As between N4r.af.f. vboliv Grsal- Of,
Clt.2enrv. and Genoa the superIorltv n
the Genovese iu g.tr'..., aud In boiIlru
h.s trade Of nor, .prr r.Jrop. mus, have
rested upou some habit OF n,fiopui d;s-
post on which We can only info, fr,,,,
the result and from the dignity N.hirI,
he trading Greeks ggye ia Tho Iiyl,ri-
ans. With rs SUPREMACY. I'm IN. com
mcrce OF the western Mediterranean
matter OF prehistory the pra,t co,,os,
of Genoa for world commerce va, ,,i,b
Venice. the next possible mort ri,.,,. d.
access to the wealth Of the rortb ,bs
two ports being somewhat similarly s,t-
uated in respect Of son cotnmo,.ca a,,a
the end Of trade routes from the Cor
manic lands.
So far as relates to the period GOV.
cred in this volume we note that rho
contest between the two great rivals
had not yet begun. In 10 the time ~
the Gothic upheaval of culture in ItaI,,
Genoa was without a commercial rival
for Venice had not vet bep1in g.. h,,I,
liant business life We continue IN
brief summation the story of this riv-
airy. After the Gothic Kingdoms mad
become settled and life couId resume
it's advancing course with the imnet,,.
OF new blood, Genoa arose from a.
destruction and became once more a
market place and the home port Of
ships extending their VOYAGES To the
remotest ports of the Ieyant ana Tho
Black Sea. Then began the yIvaIry
with Venice, Which about the Same t4rne
directed it's efforts upon extensive com
merce. The first advantage Law with
Genoa, hut its position exposed II 10 a
disadvantage from which Venice was
almost wholly free. On the high seas
the ships from whatever port mad 10
withstand the attack OF the Saracen
corsairs, who took toll of all commerce
and this condition affected one rival
as much AIS il did the other Each nro-
aected itself as best IL could by arrninr
it's merchantmen and conyoyinR them
in fleet formation with galleys OF war
But while Venice was at the head Of n
narrow sea which could readily he de-
Tended against the enemy. Genoa Law
open to their attacks. When the sara
Gems had established themselves I'm the
coqnplete possession OF Sardinia Genoa
was frequently attacked from the sea
by these maraudel,s. and in, GAG n was
in the bands of the corsairs for plumber.