ravenna name Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/ravenna-name Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 RAVENNA http://toursmaps.com/ravenna.html http://toursmaps.com/ravenna.html#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2017 04:19:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=226902 RAVENNA Ravenna’s (pop. 130,000) 15 minutes of historical fame came and went 14 centuries ago, when Justinian and Theodora, rulers of the Byzantine Empire, headquartered their campaign to restore order in the anarchic west here. Take V. Argentario from V. Cavour to reach the 6th-century EBasilica di San Vitale, V.S. Vitale 17. An open courtyard overgrown with greenery leads to the brilliant, glowing mosaics inside; those of the Emperor and Empress adorn the lower left and right panels of the apse. Behind S. Vitale, the city’s oldest and most intriguing mosaics cover the glittering interior of the Mausoleo di Galla

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