Historian, Writer, Teacher, Researcher
Ravenna, about 82 km east of Bologna, was most important as the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402-476, the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths (a christian civilisation that defeated the Western Romans) from 476-540, and the Italian flagship city Continue Reading …
Bologna is somewhere a bit off the tourist map, but it’s a profoundly enjoyable city, and very close to a bunch of different places – you can get to Florence or Venice in 1-2 hours, and Ravenna (the subject of Continue Reading …
Day 1 – Arrival, Churches, Modern Art and Live Music I took the fast train up from Rome today, sweating over the vast journey from the station across leafy suburbs to the entrance of my hostel, which itself was a Continue Reading …
June 30 – Coming over from Split to Rome I mentioned in the last post my failed trek out to the Roman ruins at Salerno – there’s a picture below to remind you; well, after that I spent most of Continue Reading …