in Ancient Geography, a noble city of Gallia Cispadana; a colony of Thessalians, on the Adriatic, in a wash or a boggy situation, which proved a natural security to it. The houses were all of wood, the communication by bridges and boats, and the town kept sweet and clean by the tides carrying away the mud and soil, (Strabo). Anciently it had a port at the mouth of Ravenna, the Bedesis; Augustus added a new port, capacious to hold a fleet, for the security of the Adriatic, between Ravenna and the city lay the Via Caesaria. In the lower age it was the seat of the Ostrogoths for 72 years; but being recovered by Narses, Justinian's general, it became the residence of the exarchs, magistrates sent by the emperor from Constantinople, for 175 years, when it was taken by the Longobards. It is still called Ravenna, and is the capital of the province of Romagna in the states of the Church. It contains about 14,000 souls. The seat of the western or Roman empire was by Honorius translated to Ravenna about the year 404, and hence the country in which it stood was called Romania. It had a very flourishing trade till the sea withdrew two miles from it, which has been a great detriment. The fortifications are of little importance, and the citadel is gone to ruin. It is now most remarkable for the excellent wine produced in its neighbourhood. The mausoleum of Theodoric is still to be seen, remarkable for being covered by a single stone 28 feet in diameter and 15 thick. It was at Ravenna that the duke of Nemours fell, after having gained a most decisive victory over the confederate army, in 1511.