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Here he continued Don Juan and wrote Ravenna Diary, My Dictionary and Recollections. [25] Ravenna is the location where Lionel, the protagonist of Mary Shelley's post-apocalyptic novel The Last Man, comes ashore after losing his companions to a howling storm in the Aegean Sea. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) wrote a poem Ravenna in 1878. [26]
Peter Chrysologus (Greek: Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos, "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450 [2]) was an Italian Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death. [3]
A treaty was agreed upon by both Theodoric and Emperor Zeno's courts that gave Ravenna to the Goths and had Theodoric rule the west in the emperor's name. [7] Theodoric was an Arian Christian. [8] Arian Christians believed that because Jesus was the son of God he was secondary to God, as God has always existed but Jesus had not. [9]
Map based on Ravenna Cosmography. The Ravenna Cosmography (Latin: Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia, lit. "The Cosmography of the Unknown Ravennese") is a list of place-names covering the world from India to Ireland, compiled by an anonymous cleric in Ravenna around 700 AD. Textual evidence indicates that the author frequently used maps as his ...
Theodoric, from the age of seven had lived in the imperial court at Constantinople after a revolt by his father had been subdued. He returned to his own people, the Amal branch of the Goths, at the age of 18 in 471 and became the leader of his people in 474 upon the death of his father. [4]
584 – Exarchate of Ravenna established (approximate date). 729 – Battle of Ravenna (729) 751 – Lombards in power. [1] 777 – Ravenna under rule of the Holy See. [3] 967 – Imperial Diet held by Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor; 1441 – Venetians in power. [1] 1512 – Battle of Ravenna (1512) fought near town during the War of the League of ...
The name Ynglingr comes from Yngvi, one of the names of the god Freyr, the founder of the dynasty, and Sweden, in Norse mythology. The name Scylfing/Skilfingr is of uncertain meaning. [ 416 ] Just like the names of the Danish rulers alliterated with their residence Heorot / Hleiðr , the Geatish rulers with Hreosnaburh , the Yngling rulers ...
The mythological origin of his name is that he was given it by the tide woman. An etymological relation in Tlingit is to the verb “Yéil” which denotes trickery, lies, and mimicry. In Tlingit culture, there are two different raven characters which can be identified, although they are not always clearly differentiated. One is the creator ...