Ravenna

RavennaIn the long debated transition from late antiquity to the early middle ages, the city of Ravenna presents a story rich and strange. From the fourth century onwards it suffered decline in economic terms. Yet its geographical position, its status as an imperial capital, and above all its role as a connecting point between East and West, ensured that it remained an intermittent attraction for early medieval kings and emperors throughout the period from

tension-riddled diversification

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English literature

and the Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93)

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Amina is not looking forward to her nuptials

Showing how this shift mirrors the decentralization and fragmentation of personal identity in a globalized world

These works are examined in chronological sequence

Politics personified shows how visual images projected a favourable public image of politics and politicians

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