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Once known as Queen of the Adriatic, Venice conquered the Eastern Mediterranean, but how did her fleet enable her to become a maritime empire?
Using the unique techniques developed in the series Drain the Oceans we show the wreck of a 14th century war galley that uncovers Venice’s naval secrets; the wreck of a huge merchant ship that reveals how Venice became an economic powerhouse; and how mass graves uncovered on a Venetian island show Venice faced an enemy which even she couldn’t conquer. See Venice like you have never seen before.
- Year2021
- Runtime46 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorMalcom Clark/Yavar Abbas
- ProducerCrispin Sadler
- Executive ProducerMallinson Sadler Productions

Once known as Queen of the Adriatic, Venice conquered the Eastern Mediterranean, but how did her fleet enable her to become a maritime empire?
Using the unique techniques developed in the series Drain the Oceans we show the wreck of a 14th century war galley that uncovers Venice’s naval secrets; the wreck of a huge merchant ship that reveals how Venice became an economic powerhouse; and how mass graves uncovered on a Venetian island show Venice faced an enemy which even she couldn’t conquer. See Venice like you have never seen before.
- Year2021
- Runtime46 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorMalcom Clark/Yavar Abbas
- ProducerCrispin Sadler
- Executive ProducerMallinson Sadler Productions