<P> Ostrogothic Ravenna refers to the time period in which Ravenna was the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy . Ravenna is a city in Northeastern Italy that served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom which existed between 493 and 553 CE . During that time Ravenna saw a great renovation , in particular under Theodoric the Great ( 454 -- 526 ) . During his rule Ravenna saw many of its finest monuments constructed or renovated including the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo , the Palace of Theoderic and Mausoleum of Theodoric . Many of these monuments reflected Theodoric 's , as well as the Goths as a people , religion of Arian Christianity . Though an Arian Christian himself , Theodoric 's rule was a time of religious tolerance in the city of Ravenna . His religious tolerance extended also to forging a balance between the Romans and Goths in Ravenna . Theodoric attempted to model Ravenna as a capital equivalent to that of Rome or Constantinople and as such was a defender of classical antiquity in a western world that saw much of its classical heritage disappearing . </P>
<P> Ostrogothic Ravenna refers to the time period in which Ravenna was the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy . Ravenna is a city in Northeastern Italy that served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom which existed between 493 and 553 CE . During that time Ravenna saw a great renovation , in particular under Theodoric the Great ( 454 -- 526 ) . During his rule Ravenna saw many of its finest monuments constructed or renovated including the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo , the Palace of Theoderic and Mausoleum of Theodoric . Many of these monuments reflected Theodoric 's , as well as the Goths as a people , religion of Arian Christianity . Though an Arian Christian himself , Theodoric 's rule was a time of religious tolerance in the city of Ravenna . His religious tolerance extended also to forging a balance between the Romans and Goths in Ravenna . Theodoric attempted to model Ravenna as a capital equivalent to that of Rome or Constantinople and as such was a defender of classical antiquity in a western world that saw much of its classical heritage disappearing . </P>
who modeled his capital city in ravenna after constantinople
who modeled his capital city in ravenna after constantinople
Theodoric the Great
Theodoric the Great