Ravenna. Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe. By Judith Herrin Princeton – Oxford: Princeton University Press. 2020. xxxvii + 537 pp. 62 plates. 4 maps. U.S. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-691-15343-8

Abstract

Herrin has divided the book into nine major sections, each covering approximately half a century and ranging chronologically from early 5th to early 9th century. These sections are further divided into chapters (three to five in number) which deal with certain issues, monuments or persons.