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Ravenna
Ravenna City in Emilia-Romagna,
ne Italy. It was the capital of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century
ad. It then became capital of the Ostrogothic kingdom and then the seat of the Byzantine government in Italy. An independent republic in the 13th century, it was under papal rule from the 16th to 19th centuries, becoming part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860. Industries: petroleum, natural gas, furniture, cement, fertilizers, sugar refining. Pop. (2000) 139,771; 350,223 (metropolitan).
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Elmhurst artist Laura Ravenna draws on fairy tales and her own imagination to create A world of whimsy.(Home & Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Correspondent As she works, artist Laura Ravenna interacts with a few bizarre individuals...elements that lend unique character to Laura Ravenna's painted furniture and decorative accessories...show information, see story on Page X. Ravenna awakens the world of whimsy in her Elmhurst...
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Ravenna, Ohio, School District to be cited by National Education Association at Cleveland news conference, June 6. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 6/4/1990; 700+ words
; ...ASSIGNMENT DESKS AND EDUCATION EDITOR: RAVENNA, OHIO, SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE CITED BY...Association President Keith Geiger will cite the Ravenna School District of Ohio as one of the...Richard Celeste in a ceremony honoring the Ravenna School District as NEA's Learning Laboratory...
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First Place Financial Corp. and Ravenna Savings Bank Sign Definitive Agreement.
PR Newswire; 11/23/1999; 700+ words
; ...Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: FPFC) and Ravenna Savings Bank jointly announced today the...definitive agreement for the acquisition of Ravenna by First Place. FPFC, the holding company...offices located throughout northeast Ohio. Ravenna has five offices located in Portage...
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Report urges patience with Ravenna foundry. (Ravenna Aluminum Inc.)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 1/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; Ravenna Aluminum Inc. should be given at least...has kept other creditors informed of Ravenna Aluminum's status and is encouraging...voluntary moratorium on legal actions against Ravenna Aluminum through Nov. 30, 1996. In its...
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DIVINE COMEDY BETWEEN FLORENCE, RAVENNA.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 10/3/1999; 700+ words
; ...endurance of strong public opinion. I was in Ravenna, an off-the-beaten-track city on...standards. You have to take a slow train to Ravenna - it stops nine times on the way from...of the Holy Year and the millennium, Ravenna is awaiting them with a calm befitting...
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Foundry aims for debt deal with vendors. (Ravenna Aluminum Inc.)
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 8/12/1996; ; 700+ words
; Ravenna Aluminum Inc., a large aluminum foundry...bankruptcy filing. A committee representing Ravenna's unsecured creditors has been formed...old company. One source familiar with Ravenna, who asked not to be identified, estimated...
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CLASSIC ROCK NEW RAVENNA CREATES INTRICATE MOSAICS THAT BRING RECOGNITION - AND JOBS- TO EXMORE.(HOME & GARDEN)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 8/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Greece and Rome, are fashioned by hand at New Ravenna, a factory in the heart of Exmore. New Ravenna has attracted the respectful attention of...influential style-makers. Photographs of New Ravenna mosaics have appeared in every high-end...
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COMMUNITY, CITY, COUNTY TO CELEBRATE RAVENNA CREEK DAYLIGHTING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...County will join Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Ravenna Creek Alliance to celebrate completion of a project to daylight a portion of Ravenna Creek. The event will take place in Ravenna Park, 2450 NE 55th St. in Seattle. The event will...
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Centuries ago, a golden, sumptuous age in Ravenna
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 8/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 08-19-2006 The Golden Age of Ravenna in the sixth century was just that. Acres...decadence and folly, his choice to make Ravenna his new capital was a wise one. Its surrounding...thriving empire in the east.As long as Ravenna endured, the light of Roman civilization...
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Governor Richard Celeste and NEA president to designate Ravenna City Schools as Ohio's Learning Laboratory school district. (National Education Association's Keith Geiger) (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 6/1/1990; 700+ words
; ...CELESTE AND NEA PRESIDENT TO DESIGNATE RAVENNA CITY SCHOOLS AS OHIO'S LEARNING LABORATORY...Keith Geiger in a ceremony designating the Ravenna City Schools as NEA's Learning Laboratory...one model school system in each state. Ravenna will become the ninth NEA Learning Lab...
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Ravenna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ravenna , city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the...petrochemicals, furniture, cement, and processed food. Ravenna rose to importance under the Romans, who made Classis...
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Guibert of Ravenna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Guibert of Ravenna , d. 1100, Italian churchman, antipope (1080-1100) Clement III...repudiated Pope Alexander II. Emperor Henry IV made him archbishop of Ravenna (1072), and Guibert continued to intrigue against Gregory VII . In...
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Early Christian art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...in Rome and Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. The use of gold backgrounds heightens...such as the throne of Maximianus in Ravenna, a work of the 6th cent. Architecture...Constantinople, Milan, Antioch, and Ravenna. Early Christian builders adapted structures...
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Emilia-Romagna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...nell' Emilia provs. are in Emilia, and Forlì and Ravenna provs. are in Romagna. The region falls into two geographic...petroleum (near Piacenza) and natural gas (near Piacenza and Ravenna). Fishing is pursued along the coast, which also has a number...
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Odoacer
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...emperor (476) he led an uprising and deposed him, making Ravenna his capital. This event marked the end of the Western ROMAN...encouraged THEODORIC THE GREAT , King of the Ostrogoths, to besiege Ravenna. Odoacer surrendered (493) on promise of retaining half...
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