<P> The Venetian Arsenal ( Italian : Arsenale di Venezia ) is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy . Owned by the state , the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic 's naval power during the middle part of the second millennium AD . It was `` one of the earliest large - scale industrial enterprises in history '' . </P>
<P> The Venetian Arsenal ( Italian : Arsenale di Venezia ) is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy . Owned by the state , the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic 's naval power during the middle part of the second millennium AD . It was `` one of the earliest large - scale industrial enterprises in history '' . </P>
what was the purpose of the arsenal in venice
what was the purpose of the arsenal in venice
responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic 's naval power during the middle part of the second millennium AD
responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic 's naval power during the middle part of the second millennium AD