page_title: Genoese colonies
hierarchical_section_title: Genoese colonies
caption_attribution_description: English: Genoese fortress in Theodosia (Feodosia, Crimea) Українська: Генуезька фортеця в Феодосії (Крим) Русский: Генуэзская крепость в Феодосии (Крым) This is a photo of a monument in Ukraine, number: 01-116-9002
context_page_description: The colonies of the Republic of Genoa were a series of economic and trade posts in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Some of them had been established directly under the patronage of the republican authorities to support the economy of the local merchants, while others originated as feudal possessions of Genoese nobles, or had been founded by powerful private institutions, such as the Bank of Saint George.
context_section_description: The colonies of the Republic of Genoa were a series of economic and trade posts in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Some of them had been established directly under the patronage of the republican authorities to support the economy of the local merchants (especially after privileges obtained during the Crusades), while others originated as feudal possessions of Genoese nobles, or had been founded by powerful private institutions, such as the Bank of Saint George.
caption: Genoese walls at Caffa, modern Feodosiya in Crimea.
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