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The 20 pages that link to Ravenna, each with the reason it gives.

• Byzantine artRelated: Its monuments preserve the convergence of Byzantine influence and western imperial politics.

• Ostrogothic KingdomRelated: Theodoric made Ravenna the seat of royal government.

• Sack of Rome (410)Related: Honorius’s secure court there contrasted with Rome’s exposure to the Visigothic blockade.

• OdoacerRelated: Odoacer ruled from the city that had housed the western imperial court.

• Alaric IRelated: Its defenses and imperial court made it the center of power Alaric sought to influence.

• FerraraRelated: Ravenna offers a contrasting regional heritage, shaped by late antique and Byzantine history.

• OstrogothsRelated: Theodoric made Ravenna the center of his Italian kingdom.

• Aachen CathedralRelated: Ravenna’s monuments supplied architectural models and spolia for Charlemagne’s chapel.

• StilichoRelated: Stilicho was executed there as the court turned against him.

• Byzantine PapacyRelated: Its imperial administration connected Byzantine power to Rome throughout the period.

• Peter ChrysologusRelated: Peter served as bishop in Ravenna when the city was the Western Roman Empire’s capital.