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Venetian rule
In 1386 Venetians seized the island. The Venetians rule was the longest foreign rule. It lasted 411 years from 1386 till 1797. The rule was in the hands of aristocrats The Venetians built 4 fortress and they fortified city. In that time for the first time were cultivated olive trees for olive oil’s trade. Upper class spoke Italian.