Culture | Pivot of the world
Civilisations once met and melded in Ravenna
The city in a swamp was a hinge between East and West
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. By Judith Herrin. Princeton University Press; 576 pages; $29.95. Allen Lane; £30.
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