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The 13 pages that link to Exarchate of Ravenna, each with the reason it gives.

• RavennaBroader topic: It extended Ravenna’s political importance after the imperial court departed.

• Ostrogothic KingdomRelated: It became a central framework for Byzantine rule after the Gothic War.

• Gothic War (535–554)Related: It became the empire’s main structure for holding the territories won in the war.

• NarsesRelated: It later institutionalized the kind of combined civil and military rule Narses exercised.

• Lombard KingdomCompared with: It was the kingdom’s principal rival for control of central and northern Italy.

• Byzantine ItalyBroader topic: It coordinated imperial authority across much of Byzantine Italy from its northern capital.

• Lombard invasion of ItalyRelated: It became a key Byzantine stronghold amid Lombard territorial expansion.

• Donation of PepinRelated: The extent of lands transferred is often discussed in relation to former exarchal territory.

• Pope Gregory IRelated: Gregory negotiated with imperial officials while protecting Rome amid conflict with the Lombards.

• Emilia-RomagnaRelated: It shaped the political history of eastern Emilia-Romagna.

• LombardsCompared with: It was a major Byzantine stronghold facing Lombard expansion.

• Pope Gregory IIRelated: Imperial officials in the exarchate enforced Byzantine policies and shaped Rome’s political situation.

• Byzantine PapacyRelated: Its exarch represented imperial authority near Rome and intervened in papal affairs.