Day 71.

The last day in Ravenna has passed by and I found, to my great joy, an exhibition on Stabia which is one of the towns from 79 AD (Together with Oplontis, Pompeii and Herculaneum).


A lararium from Stabia. A lararium is a household altar where the domestic divinities are celebrated.


A fresco depicting a boar hunt.


A stucco from a bath in Stabia. It's lovely to see it close up for once.


Another stucco, I couldn't resist to post another one.

Day 69.

Ravenna. A beautiful city in the northern Italy, a jewel from the medieval Italy. I've now spent three days there and returned to Rome and I will post the pictures as soon as possible. Other than that, I'm dead tired, but eager to return to my explorations of the past, and some rest is going to be needed before tomorrow.




A mosaic from the San Vitale in Ravenna, depicting the emperor Justinianus who reigned the (eastern) empire 527-565 AD.


An on the other side was his empresses.


The bishop seat in the same basilica. Kinda looks like a throne, doesn't it? It's probably very intentionally.


The paintings in the dome, redone during the baroque.


One of the many round campaniles in the city which makes for an excellent shot.