Ravenna/Arian Baptistery Exterior of building, the base of which is now far below current ground level.Dome mosaic of baptism of Christ. From left to right: personification of Continue Reading →
Ravenna 1 Ravenna is sort of like a Late Antique amusement park. It boasts several 5th and 6th century structures (especially religious buildings) and some of t Continue Reading →
Moderns on Ancients The Fall of Rome by W. H. Auden (for Cyril Connolly)The piers are pummelled by the waves;In a lonely field the rainLashes an abandoned train;Outlaws f Continue Reading →
