His reverence for Theodora is demonstrably visible by her inclusion in the famous mosaic of Justinian and his court (dated between 546-556) in the sanctuary of the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna ...

Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...

Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with the richest collection of Byzantine mosaics anywhere. While locals go about their business, busloads of ...

The crown jewel of Ravenna is the Basilica of San Vitale. It was constructed at the behest of the Emperor Justinian, the same ruler who built the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. San Vitale has a ...

Dante lived (and died) in Ravenna after his exile from ... Next door, the "soaring" Basilica di San Vitale has "shimmering" mosaics of Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora in "lush greens ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian’s Basilica di San Vitale. The building’s octagonal shape — very much an Eastern style — actually inspired the construction of the magnificent ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian’s Basilica di San Vitale. The building’s octagonal shape — very much an Eastern style — actually inspired the construction of the magnificent ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian’s Basilica di San Vitale. The building’s octagonal shape – very much an Eastern style – actually inspired the construction of the magnificent ...

My favorite church in Ravenna is Justinian's Basilica di San Vitale. The building's octagonal shape — very much an Eastern style — actually inspired the construction of the magnificent Hagia ...

Ravenna is on Italy's tourist map for one reason ... The mosaics on the walls and ceilings of San Vitale sit at a tipping point in time, when European art shifted from the style of ancient ...