Explore Ravenna, city of mosaics

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The rich of history of Ravenna and its fabulous mosaics and architecture allow us to look at a particular moment in Roman History. We'll look at Ravenna when it became a late Empire capital city and its protagonists like Galla Placidia, Odoacer, Theodoric, Justinian, and more!
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0:00 Introduction and history of the city
2:08 so-called Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
3:43 Odoacer
4:23 Theodoric the Great: Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and Mausoleum
6:58 San Vitale
8:33 Sant'Apollinare in Classe

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25 июн 2024

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@davidpescod7573 2 месяца назад

Ravenna is one of the really magnificent cities in Italy and indeed Europe with a history stretching back over two thousand years. It is remarkable that the original 5th and 6th mosaics still exist, together with those of a later date. I definitely would recommend visiting this beautiful city if for no other reason that to admire the workmanship of those who designed and made the mosaics. Once seen, never forgotten. Many thanks, Darius

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

I haven't visited it enough- and I plan to go back! We will offer a course on the area via ancientromelive.org/courses in 2025!

@fredyair1 2 месяца назад

I'm fortunate enough to have visited Ravena twice, last time was September 2023, coinciding with Dante's death anniversary, there was a big procession to the Dante's tomb. The city is beautiful and the mosaics just extraordinary, you walk on history at every corner.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Wow- what an occasion!

@gayprepperz6862 Месяц назад

I'm so JEALOUS! LOL Seriously, I do envy you. I hope to make the visit once before my time is over.

@jack6964 2 месяца назад

Ravenna has some truly breathtaking monuments. I’m glad that we made it part of our itinerary on our recent trip to Italy!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Great !

@wizzardofpaws2420 Месяц назад

I am always blown away that we have art from that early in history.

@yul498 2 месяца назад

Ravenna is one of my favourite city in Italy. If you happen to be in Ravenna, just walk around in a central part and the main Christian building to see mosaics and absolutely unexplainable filing of magic.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes!

@mh8704 2 месяца назад

Luminous mosaics must have shimmered in candle light. Gorgeous colors!

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

Yes, their full beauty was probably best captured by the flickering illumination available to the ancient worshipers.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes, indeed!

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

The level of preservation of these ancient monuments is phenomenal. Unlike paintings, mosaics don't fade, and the colors of these wonderful panels are as rich today as they were when first crafted. The decorations in San Vitale are especially precious in enshrining probably the most vivid representation we have left of the emperor Justinian, as well as what I believe to be the only fully authenticated portrait of Theodora, his exceptional consort. Ironically, neither of these personages ever actually visited Ravenna, though that city now immortalizes their likenesses.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Of all the artwork, those are my favorite in the church!

@darrenmclellan6712 2 месяца назад

Ravenna is at the peak of my list for the next visit to Italy. My sister was there last autumn and she said it exceeded her expectations!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

You will not be disappointed.

@FitzRabbits 2 месяца назад

Wow. This was an incredible video. Did not realise that so much was preserved in Ravenna. And thank you for covering the period just after the 'fall' of the Western Roman Empire. It does not get anywhere near the attention it deserves. Thanks Darius.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes, it's a rich topic. Look for more related content here- and also on @ancientromelive in coming months.

@petrismaximus 2 месяца назад

Such beautiful sites. When I do eventually get back to Rome I will spend a couple of days in Ravenna. Thank you for taking us there 😊👍

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Sounds like a great itinerary!

@simplymilla 2 месяца назад

Il mausoleo di Galla Placidia is for me one the most remarkable pieces of art on this planet, the colors combination alone

@DariusArya Месяц назад

Absolutely

@MegaLivingIt 2 месяца назад

Those mosaics from just rough cut stones; marvelous!🌿. My gosh, your store of knowledge is so impressive! And we find you easy to follow.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@bluedeep8041 Месяц назад

By looking at all these magnificent work of the ancient people, we can only wonder how these beautiful works were done in the absence of machinery and computers and any modern tools. It’s pretty amazing.

@DeneF 2 месяца назад

I loved the majesty, solidity and pure craftsmanship of those Sarcofogi at the end of the video. Thank you.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

What a collection!

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

I just learned of the collection of sarcophagi from this upload. Definitely an additional element of fascination.

@gayprepperz6862 Месяц назад

So glad the architectural treasures of Ravenna have been preserved! I hope to see it with my own eyes before my time it is done. In the meantime, thank you for bringing to me (via internet), which I have played over many times.

@duffyduffy1453 2 месяца назад

Had a great time in Ravenna last year in February! Almost no other tourist in town, was definitely a highlight of the trip!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Totally agree!

@Jeff034 2 месяца назад

Thank you mate, I travelled a lot during my younger years but now a bit crook and can’t move much. Your vids take me to places I’ll never go, but I feel I’ve been there through your excellent videos. Grateful, thank you so much!!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Much appreciated. More on the way.

@atticus3203 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Darius! Very good introduction to the art of Ravenna and magnificent visuals of the sites.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@wouter8794 2 месяца назад

Had the honour of visiting this beautiful city last summer. Great video :-)! It inspired me to write my thesis about Galla Placidia.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Nice!

@reneknaap1745 2 месяца назад

I’m in the process of planning my 4th trip to Italy later this year. I was thinking of adding Ravenna onto the schedule. I think you’ve convinced me!!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

You will not be disappointed! You see see most of the sites on foot. It's a lovely town. The Sant'Apollinare in Classe is just a couple of miles of way (and new archaeological museum and related sites).

@33Donner77 2 месяца назад

Thanks. I appreciate your thorough presentations of ancient sites.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@user-bc4kt6nc1p 2 месяца назад

Great video with beautiful pictures and a great narration. Thanks Darius!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Thanks so much for watching!

@CrankyHermit 2 месяца назад

Visited there almost 30 years ago, and was charmed by the inclusion of so much pagan imagery in these early Christian churches - especially the depictions of nature with flowers, birds and other animals, and celestial skies.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Absolutely - it is a great example of the merger of images.

@paulmokidespaul5347 Месяц назад

Magnificent😢!!!

@vm.999 2 месяца назад

So glad I found this channel. legit!!!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Welcome aboard! Appreciate it!

@anonymanonym4900 2 месяца назад

Brilliant to see how the Middle Ages are shaping slowly out of fundamentally Roman heritage. A caterpillar that sheds its skin. It seems as if Rome never really ceased to exist it just morphed into the Middle Ages. Just like the Roman Basilica for law cases became the quintessential church structure - I believe that was the case, but Darius is the expert here 🙂

@daveweiss5647 2 месяца назад

Yes if it wasn't for the Gothic wars the evolution would have been quite slow, there are some cities in Europe that maintained there Roman architecture until they were destroyed by the vikings.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

The basilica was a great architectural form (non- religious) adopted for public meetings of legalized Christianity.

@Belisarius_IC_XC_NIKA Месяц назад

This man is out here liking and replying to every comment... you just earned a subscriber my friend. Keep up the amazing work!

@DariusArya Месяц назад

Welcome aboard!

@DeneF 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much Darius. I have oft wondered how Ravenna looked every time I hear its name mentioned in my audio books.

@user-uz2op6og3l 2 месяца назад

Went to Ravenna two times and plan go again. Beautiful place to see.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes, it's impossible to get enough of it!

@marthaarya167 8 дней назад

Lovely.Enjoyed Ravenna

@alexclement7221 Месяц назад

5:48: If you look at the columns on the building (on either side of the curtains blowing in the breeze), you can see on 4 of them remnants of people's hands as if they were being outstretched in welcome. It is thought that the center opening showed Theodoric, and the other 8 openings contained members of his court. Obviously, this annoyed the 'orthodox' Byzantines, so they re-worked the old mosaic.

@davidvilmin3457 2 месяца назад

Thanks for a great video! You make history fun, exciting and interesting! Thank you!!!

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

I appreciate it!

@Zenocrat Месяц назад

Loved this so much!

@Materialworld4 2 месяца назад

What a glorious sight to wake up to in Scottsdale, Arizona, thank you Darius.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@tomreed-oe7hi 2 месяца назад

The Ravenna Mosaics are probably top in their class in the world

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Truly unique!

@rosskourtis9602 Месяц назад

Seeing this, I don't believe that the quality of Roman art declined-the style just changed. Thanks for this video, Darius.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

My pleasure!

@mango2005 Месяц назад

I think the patrons of the arts like local aristocracy didn't have as much to spend on it, because of the laws of Diocletian requiring them to serve on local councils and pay tax shortfalls out of their personal wealth.

@theoldar 2 месяца назад

Ravenna is near the top of my bucket list.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Totally a worthwhile visit!

@ultor7654 Месяц назад

Beautiful thank you Sir!

@DariusArya Месяц назад

Thank you kindly!

@LondonPower 2 месяца назад

Ravenna is the face of Greco-Byzantine Italy ❤

@DariusArya Месяц назад

And so much more!

@alexos8741 2 месяца назад

Beautiful buildings and decorations, in a sense help to imagine what Hagia Sophia would look like if it were still Christian.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Truly we are so fortunate that we have these frescoes!

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

@@DariusArya Or rather, mosaics. Frescoes of comparable antiquity probably wouldn't have preserved as well as the more durable medium of mosaic.

@user-et5yw8cu7b 2 месяца назад

Danke,, sehr interessant ❤❤❤❤

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

thank you!

@maxwalker1159 Месяц назад

Wow!

@marialuizasaboiasaddi2160 Месяц назад

E deslumbrante e emocionante

@horsepowerdude 2 месяца назад

That is stunning! I want to visit now.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes, worth a trip!

@calvingrondahl1011 2 месяца назад

John Romer first introduced these mosaics to me in his Testament Series on PBS. Your presentation shows me these mosaics in high-definition for the first time. Thank you.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

wow thanks !

@inisipisTV 2 месяца назад

A lot of people don’t realize much of the capital of the Roman Empire isn’t in Rome

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

I'm fascinated by all of the later capitals. I've got more to share on Sirmium, Trier, and more!

@chanaheszter168 Месяц назад

Fresco of Abraham would logically include Isaac, not Abel. Also, i think these are glass and smalti tiles, no? Fabulous mosaics, so nice that they are preserved so beautifully.

@harveywabbit9541 Месяц назад

Zeus became Abraham.

@PatSmith-wi1kz 2 месяца назад

Those mosaics look so lifelike they appear painted..nothing on earth comes close

@DariusArya Месяц назад

yes!

@paulm.4977 2 месяца назад

It's a shame that the mosaics of Theodoric and his court were replaced with curtains after his reign. It would have been fascinating to see the face of the Gothic king.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

Indeed!

@lesliewatson-cq8mb 2 месяца назад

I wonder what mosaic pictures distinguish the church as Arian?

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

I'm not sure, but I don't think the iconography used by the Arians distinguished them from the orthodox. I believe both communities cultivated a similar array of images and symbols.

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

For another discussion- as it's subject to scholarly debate- but yes there are signs.

@mango2005 Месяц назад

Ravenna is more intact than Rome itself archaeologically, probably as it was the capital of the Late empire and better defended. Theres some dispute about whether what is left of the "Palace of Theodoric" is actually a different building.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

yes could say more about the so-called palace! but it's in the vicinity- we know from archaeological exploration in the zone.

@AlexVictorianus 2 месяца назад

There is also the Exarch's palace, from which exarchs of the Eastern Roman Empire ruled central Italy until the 8th century

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Wonderful!

@carausiuscaesar5672 Месяц назад

Ravenna the bolt-hole of Honorius.

@inEmiliaRomagna 2 месяца назад

😍👏🤗

@generalputnam2990 2 месяца назад

If you have mold allergies, take a double dose of benedryl if visiting S. Appolinaire in Classe. Magnificent building, but mold from risen water table left me senza voce & laid low for two days. Go anyway Ravenna is an awesome town.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

I hear you !

@26Bluegb 2 месяца назад

In San Vitale, some of the floor mosaic sections are a mix of design and letters, like the letters had been relocated, but not in order. I haven't been able to find out what happened. Were they part of the ceiling prior to the Baroque frescos?

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

The floors were decorated with mosaic in eight triangular slices radiating out from a central medallion. Six segments were remade in the 1540s, while the other two were remade in the early 18th century. In 1931, excavation revealed two segments of the original floor, after which the entire level was lowered to the original level, with the two 18th century segments being replaced with restored original mosaic. (As per Byzantine legacy)

@26Bluegb Месяц назад

@@DariusArya Thank you so much!

@derwillmehrsein 2 месяца назад

Great work, I love your videos! But the remains (ruins) you show in your video are not from the original Palace of Theoderic. (Acording to Wikepedia)

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Yes, you are right. I glossed over it- it's the "so-called" and although it was in the vicinity - this is not it- rather a 6-7C exarch building, possibly a guardroom... or a narthex facade of San Salvatore. Hard to squeeze it all in!

@babiyarnazarismaily6207 2 месяца назад

Darius look amazingly alike justin trudoe the canadian prime minister,even you can mistake them if you are not familiar with who is who

@Suz-e-K 2 месяца назад

Bravo Darius! Ravenna is on my list of places to go.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

Excellent

@OlympusKnight 2 месяца назад

Roman AND Byzantine?

@maxwalker1159 Месяц назад

@tebo1958 2 месяца назад

While I recognize that many churches, buildings, roads and art from the ancient world have been rebuilt or recreated due to time and wars, I wonder how much that you show here was destroyed, then rebuilt, following the second world war. I understand that Ravenna was bombed 52, or more, times.

@DariusArya Месяц назад

There's restoration in all of the sites shown- but luckily ones I cover the most were spared major damage.

@seanp8220 2 месяца назад

Much of it looks Byzantine

@DariusArya 2 месяца назад

Absolutely! Thanks to the 6C constructions and money/ skill from the Eastern Empire!

@tomreed-oe7hi 2 месяца назад

The word Byzantine does not exist. It demeans and debases the Roman empire. This is Roman not b word

@barrymoore4470 2 месяца назад

@@tomreed-oe7hi I don't like the term 'Byzantine' either, preferring 'Eastern Roman' (to distinguish the historical phase from the earlier united Roman imperium), but 'Byzantine' remains a widely used adjective by historians and art specialists, and will likely persist.

@PatSmith-wi1kz 2 месяца назад

@@barrymoore4470 byzan is a made up word from the 1600s

@gilpaubelid3780 Месяц назад

@@tomreed-oe7hiAnd medieval Greeks were not the same people as the ancient Romans. The state may have been the same but the people that were ruling it during the medieval period weren't. So a different word is necessary in order to understand when we're talking about medieval Greeks and when we're talking about ancient Romans.

@kaloarepo288 2 месяца назад

I believe paleo Christian churches and monuments were made to be plain and even rough on the outside but ornate and opulent inside to make the point that one may be ugly and plain on the outside but be beautiful inside one's soul?