| − | '''Ravenna''' is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of [[Italy]]. It was the capital city of the [[Western Roman Empire]] (V siecle). | + | '''Ravenna''' is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of [[Italy]]. It was the capital city of the [[Western Roman Empire]] from 402 AD until 476 AD (V siecle); the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (476-540), and later the seat of [[Byzantine]] government in Italy. |