Ravenna
Adriatic Italian city
Ravenna is a city in northeastern Italy, near the Adriatic coast.
It served as capital of the Western Roman Empire in its final decades and later as seat of Byzantine rule in Italy.
The city is renowned for its early Christian and Byzantine mosaics, among the finest surviving examples of the art form.
We spent a day in Ravenna marveling at the mosaics.
Mosaic's constituent pieces
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- apseVaulted church recess
- gold leafUltra-thin decorative metal
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
Justinian · Theodora · Byzantine art · glass · tilework · figurative · geometric · ornamental
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
imperial · Ostrogoths · Theodoric · reconquest · capital · sixth century · religious · archbishop
Italian epic poet
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ancientVery old indeed
- capitalWealth used for investment
Western Roman Empire · fall of Rome · Lombard · heritage · monuments · archaeology · preservation · antiquity
Northern Italian regional capital
- FerraraNorthern Italian city
- RiminiAdriatic coastal city
- Po ValleyNorthern Italy's main plain
- provinceRegional administrative district
Italian · regional · northeastern · ceramics · agriculture
tesserae
Mosaic's constituent pieces
iconography · Justinian · Theodora · Byzantine art · glass · tilework · figurative · geometric · ornamental · craftsmanship
Justinian
- TheodoraFeminine name, Greek origin
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- ecclesiasticalRelating to church matters
basilica · imperial · Ostrogoths · Theodoric · reconquest · capital · sixth century · religious · archbishop · administration
Dante
Italian epic poet
capital · Western Roman Empire · fall of Rome · Lombard · heritage · monuments · archaeology · preservation · antiquity · legacy
Bologna
Northern Italian regional capital
province · Italian · regional · northeastern · ceramics · agriculture
coastal
Of the shoreline
marina · maritime · wetlands · pinewoods · beaches · marshes · canals · silting · reclamation · nature reserve
- ancient ItalyRome, Romans, Latium, Umbria, Calabria
- Italian CitiesRome, Milan, Florence, Naples, Venice
- Italian PlacesFlorence, Venice, Milan, Rome, Genoa
- Northern ItalyMilan, Venice, Turin, Genoa, Bologna
- Italian HistoryRome, Venice, Florence, Naples, Sicily
- 6th CenturyTheodora, Byzantine Empire, Hagia Sophia, Corpus Juris Civilis, St. Benedict
RavennaChartres
Cathedral town on Eure
Cologne · Notre-Dame de Paris · Reims · Durham · Mont-Saint-Michel