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Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and the second largest comune in Italy by land area, although, at , it is little more than half the size of the largest comune, Rome...

Timeline of Events

475

8.28.475

The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.

538

3.12.538

Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.

1944

12.5.1944

World War II: Allied troops occupy Ravenna.