The Story of Ravenna

Accademia Agnellus Aistulf Alaric altar Amalasuntha Anastasio Ancona Apennines Apollinare appeared apse arch archbishop of Ravenna Arian army Attila Augustus baptistery barbarian Basilica beautiful Belisarius bishop of Ravenna Boccaccio built Byzantine Cæsar capital Catholic certainly chapel Christ church Cisalpine Gaul civilisation Classis columns Constantinople cross Dante Dante's death defence Desiderius duchy emperor empire enemy Europe exarch Flaminian fortress Francesco Galla Placidia Giovanni Evangelista Goths Gregory Guido hands Hodgkin Holy Honorius honour imperial Italy Justinian Liber Pontificalis Liutprand Lombards marble Maria in Porto mausoleum Milan mosaics Narses Odoacer Ostrogoths palace papacy papal Pavia peace Pepin perhaps Peter Peter Chrysologus Pietro Pineta pope province remained restored retreat Ricci Rimini Romagna Roman Rome ruined sarcophagus seems sent side siege sixth century soldier Spoleto Stilicho successor tells Theodahad Theodoric things throne tion tomb Totila Valentinian Venice victory Vitiges West