Mediolanum
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Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in Northern Italy.
Wooden model preserved at the Civic Archaeological Museum of Milan showing a reconstruction of the imperial Mediolanum
A section of Roman wall (11 m high) with a 24-sided tower
Ruins of the Emperor's palace 45°27′54.43″N 09°10′50.15″E / 45.4651194°N 9.1805972°E / 45.4651194; 9.1805972 in Milan. Here Constantine and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan.
Roman solidus coin (picturing Emperor Constantius II) struck at the Mediolanum mint, circa 354-357 A.D.
Ravenna
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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 A.D. until its coll
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…where St. Augustine of Hippo was baptized. In 402, the city was besieged by the Goths led by king Alaric I and the imperial residence was moved to Ravenna. In 452, it was besieged again by Attila, but the real break with its imperial past came in 538, during the Gothic War, when Mediolanum was laid to…
Mosaic of the Emperor Justinian I from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Ravenna Mausoleo di Teodorico Esterno 08
Ravenna Cattedrale Metropolitana della Risurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo Esterno Lato Nord 1
Ravenna Basilica di San Vitale Esterno 07