From The Blog
3 September 2025
In the current exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the blending of Roman and Byzantine art is represented in spectacular form by ‘faithful copies of the ancient mosaics of Ravenna’.
Michael Dunne
Michael Dunne used to lecture in the political science department of the University of Bologna at Forlì, Ravenna’s near(ish) neighbour.
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