Ravenna, or, Singing In The Rain!

[selenak]

On Monday evening, I travelled from Bologna to Naples. Which left me the entire day at my disposal, but unfortunately it didn't just rain, it poured, cats, dogs, and Tribbles for good measure.  And most of the museums were closed, plus I had already visited those I most wanted to see, and the one archive I had meant to go to on Monday originally

Comments

[altariel]

Seeing San Vitale is one of my life goals. Have you read Stella Duffy's novel about Theodora?

[selenak]

No - tell me more?

[altariel]

I haven't read it, hoped you had: fairy recent (2010, I think), from Virago. Well reviewed everywhere.

[kathyh]

Oh wow! Ravenna is one of the places I most want to visit.

Galla Placidia is one of those characters that no-one would dare invent!

[selenak]

She really is. :) Ravenna is only an hour away from Bologna and a small town, so it was easily drone.

[mamculuna]

So beautiful! Many thanks. I really love Gillian Bradshaw's book on Theodora, too--and Guy Gavriel Kay's Sarantium books also. I've wanted to go to Ravenna many times, and always missed.So glad you went and took marvelous pictures. Thanks again.

[selenak]

I'm really pleased the cell phone came through in this regard.:). Note to self: check out Sarantium books.

[mymatedave]

I mostly know about this era from Eric Flint and David Drake's alternate history Belisarius series. He plays a very appropriate role in the series.

[selenak]

Does he become emperor?

[mymatedave]

No but his son does, and Justinian becomes becomes Grand Justicar which is like chief lawgiver in the empire, he can't remain emperor because he's blinded in a failed coup. It's a several book series and I think the first may available to read for read on Baen's website.

[smtfhw]

We really do have to visit Ravenna next time we're in Italy... We had to settle for Monza and the cathedral last time.

[selenak]

It's certainly worth visiting!