Ravenna had emerged as the center of the Western ... Its once-busy port has silted up, and the Adriatic coast receded; many of its majestic Roman-era structures have simply vanished and been ...

While it has a glorious past, as a strategic defensive outpost for the Roman ... of Ravenna, Rimini and Forlì-Cesena, which includes Sarsina, is adamant in wanting to preserve the ruins and ...

That was the renowned Roman empire, which lasted for about 500 years. So, what caused this mighty empire to crumble into ...

Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the damp soil of the southwestern United Kingdom, archaeologists slowly unearthed an ancient Roman settlement. The ruins seemed “typical” at fir ...

Ravenna had emerged as the center of the Western world by the time Placidia arrived in 416. “Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire,” noted Claudia Frassineti, a ...