Byzantine Italy (Exarchate of Ravenna)

Byzantine Italy (Exarchate of Ravenna) was a colony in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 554 to 751 CE, about 197 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

Justinian's reconquered Italy, governed from Ravenna. The Lombards took most of the interior from 568 and captured Ravenna in 751.

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Facts

Dates

554 to 751 CE

Duration

197 years

Type

Colony

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Greek

Capital

Ravenna

Came from

• Ostrogothic Kingdom 493 to 553 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 732 Battle of Tours

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Carolingian Empire 751 to 843 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• First Bulgarian Empire 681 to 1018 CE
• Khazar Khaganate c. 650 to 969 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Avar Khaganate c. 567 to 822 CE
• Lombard Kingdom 568 to 774 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia
• Umayyad Caliphate 661 to 750 CE, Middle East

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