History Course: Ravenna Mosaics and Historical Memories
History. See the future. It’s in the past.
Join us for a day visiting the remarkable town of Ravenna, filled with mosaic treasures and historical memories.
A small town on the Adriatic sea, Ravenna is famous today for the shimmering Byzantine-style mosaics in its World Heritage-listed buildings. This unassuming town has a long and fascinating history. In this course, we will examine the unique mosaics of Ravenna while delving into the town’s equally unique history – from Roman times up until the end of 8th century Byzantine rule.
Aims
This course aims to provide you with a detailed presentation of Ravenna’s World Heritage-listed mosaics in their art-historical context.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- demonstrate a knowledge of the historical chronology of Ravenna and its territory in the 5th-8th century AD
- show an awareness of the new archaeological research that has been undertaken at Ravenna during the past 40 years
- show an awareness of the variety of ancient written sources interpret the reliability of the evidence provided by written sources
- assess the importance of new archaeological finds for a reconstruction of everyday life in Ravenna
- evaluate the significance of key historical figures of the period
- list the materials used in the making of mosaics in the Late Antiquity
- outline the techniques and processes involved in the creation of large-scale mural mosaic decorations
- demonstrate a kn