Hutton sets out to show why Ravenna mattered so much between Alaric’s descent on Italy and the coming of Charlemagne. He traces the city from Julius Caesar through the retreat of the emperors, the fall of the West, Theodoric and the Byzantine reconquest, then guides the reader through its Catholic, Arian and Byzantine churches.
A rich history and guide for travellers who want to understand Ravenna’s mosaics and its strange imperial fate. Download the free EPUB.