“Of all the cities in Romanian lands,

The chief, and most renowned, Ravenna stands,

Adorned in ancient times with arms and arts,

And rich inhabitants, with generous hearts.”

“Of all the cities in Romanian lands, The chief, and most renowned, Ravenna stands, Adorned in ancient times with arms and arts, And rich inhabitants, with generous hearts.”

It was at Ravenna that Dante passed the last years of his life, and there he died and was buried. ↩