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It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until that empire collapsed in 476.
After two years attending to an art history seminar, it was obvious to me that I must visit Ravenna. Not only its impressive history of being the capital of Byzantine Empire astonish me, but the city beauty and kindness of its inhabitants captivity me.
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