Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Pakati pezana remakore rechi11 (apo ngarava dzeGenoa dzakatamba basa guru muFirst Crusade, dzichitakura varwi nemauto kuMiddle-East nokuda kwemari) uye zana remakore rechi15, Republic of Genoa yakawana budiriro inoshamisa yezvematongerwe enyika neyokutengeserana (kunyanya kutengeserana nezvinonhuwira neOrient). Yakanga iri imwe yenyika dzine simba zvikuru dzomugungwa muMediterranean kubva muzana remakore rechi 12 kusvika ku14: mushure mekukunda kwakasimba muHondo yeMeloria (1284)
, yakawana kutonga pamusoro peGungwa reTyrrhenian uye yakanga iripo munzvimbo dzakasimba dzesimba munguva yekupedzisira yeByzantine empire, iine makoloni kusvika kuGungwa Dema neCrimea.