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That’s really not even remotely true. The Empire was the primary foreign market for all the Italian merchant republics.
They almost always had a significant presence in Constantinople and in later periods almost controlled internal trade in the empire.
The Venetians especially were highly reliant on their trade with Constantinople until quite late.
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That’s really not even remotely true. The Empire was the primary foreign market for all the Italian merchant republics.
They almost always had a significant presence in Constantinople and in later periods almost controlled internal trade in the empire.
The Venetians especially were highly reliant on their trade with Constantinople until quite late.