As the Roman Empire unraveled in the 4th and 5th centuries AD, Ravenna became the effective capital of the western part of the Empire. Europe was overrun by Germans, Italy settled by the Ostrogoths, and the Italian peninsula laid waste by the Byzantine-Ostrogothic Wars. But Ravenna blossomed during these turbulent times and came to boast of some of the finest mosaics of late antiquity.
Judith moved to Berlin three weeks ago and is just starting her career. A new city, a new apartment, her first job - that was her life plan with her boyfriend Christian.
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood.
Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister.
When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends, Yorrick and Alice, and begins his great adventure.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé.
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Have you watched Ravenna: A Lecture by Dr. William Neidinger yet? What did you think about it?
