Under the exarchs of Ravenna, Rome was degraded to the second rank.
"The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 4" by Edward Gibbon
Had they a right to alienate his gift of the Exarchate?
"The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 5" by Edward Gibbon
Under the exarchs of Ravenna, Rome was degraded to the second rank.
"The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 4" by Edward Gibbon
Since the revolt of Italy and the loss of the Exarchate, the distress of the Romans had exacted some sacrifice of their independence.
"The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 5" by Edward Gibbon
There are two sorts of Greek church, Exarchic, Patriarchic, both teaching by threat and massacre.
"The Research Magnificent" by H. G. Wells
They dreamed of restoring Rome to the Eastern Empire, and of renewing the ancient office of Exarch for themselves.
"Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2" by Francis Marion Crawford
The two supreme officials of the Italian province were the Exarch and the Prefect.
"The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI" by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
It has been suggested that the design is of the date of the Exarchate.
"Needlework As Art" by Marian Alford
It was also the granary of the Exarchate, owing to the Lombard destruction in Italy, and had a population of some 25,000.
"The Shores of the Adriatic" by F. Hamilton Jackson
A fleet, fitted out by him in support of the exarch, was lost in a storm.
"History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)" by John William Draper
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