Worcester
City · c. 577 CE · in Europe
Capital of Hwicce (577–627).
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- Ravenna mosaics (547 CE): In the apse of San Vitale in Ravenna the emperor Justinian and the empress Theodora stand with their courts in glittering glass and gold. They are the finest surviving mosaics of the early Byzantine age.
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- Tamworth (c. 534 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Mercia (534–918).
- Basilica of San Vitale (547 CE): Church in Ravenna consecrated in 547, famous for its Byzantine mosaics of Justinian and Theodora.
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