Theme Week Emilia-Romagna – Ravenna

27 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

Garibaldi statue © flickr.com - currybet

Garibaldi statue © flickr.com – currybet

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until that empire collapsed in 476. It then served as the capital of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths until it was conquered in 554. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the invasion of the Franks in 751, after which it became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.   read more…

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