Venetian army

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The Venetian army is the military force of the Republic of Venice, depicted in Shakespeare’s *Othello* as a powerful Renaissance-era army engaged in defending Venetian interests, particularly against the Ottoman Turks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
fictional organization
military force
appearsIn Othello (character)
surface form: Othello
associatedWith Republic of Venice in literature
commandedBy Othello (character)
surface form: Othello
conflict Ottoman Empire
country Republic of Venice
depictedAs Renaissance-era army
engagedIn defense of Cyprus
fictionalStatus literary representation of a historical army
garrisonLocation Cyprus
Venice
genre Shakespearean tragedy context
hasMember Cassio (character)
surface form: Cassio

Iago
Othello (character)
surface form: Othello
hasThematicRole background for jealousy and intrigue in Othello
historicalContext Ottoman–Venetian wars
surface form: Venetian–Ottoman conflicts
languageOfCommand Italian
medium theatre
militaryBranch Venetian army self-linksurface differs
surface form: land forces of Venice
militaryTheater Mediterranean
operatedBy Republic of Venice
opposedBy Turkish fleet
partOf Republic of Venice
portrayedAs Christian European force
professional army
primaryEnemy Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman Turks
rankStructureIncludes ensign
general
lieutenant
roleInPlot defends Venetian interests in Cyprus
strategicObjective containment of Ottoman expansion
protection of Venetian territories
subordinateOf the Duke of Venice
surface form: Duke of Venice
timePeriod Renaissance
usedInWork Othello (character)
surface form: Othello

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Othello (character) affiliation Venetian army
subject surface form: Othello
League of Cambrai opposedBy Venetian army
Venetian navy serviceBranch Venetian army
this entity surface form: armed forces of the Republic of Venice
Bartolomeo d'Alviano militaryBranch Venetian army
Venetian army militaryBranch Venetian army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: land forces of Venice
Battle of La Motta opponentOf Venetian army
Agios Andreas Bastion usedBy Venetian army
this entity surface form: Venetian military forces