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DeChurched Atlas

place

Ravenna

Also known as Classis

undated

44.4161, 12.2017 · Wikidata Q13364 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map

Western imperial and Ostrogothic capital whose 5th-6th-century churches preserve major mosaics.

Wikipedia extract

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the fifth century AD until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. With a population of 156,475 inhabitants as of 2026, it is the 24th-largest city in Italy. Ravenna is also the second largest city in Italy by area with 653.82 km2.

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  • Ravenna · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Wikidata Q13364 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
  • Pleiades place 393480 · Pleiades contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY 3.0

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mosaics · homoians · 5th-century

Ravenna · DeChurched Atlas