It became the seat of the (*) Byzantine governor of Italy in the sixth century, and its namesake Cosmography was written around 700.
Trajan built a 44-mile aqueduct leading into this city from the Apennines. Soon after becoming emperor, Augustus built a military harbor near this city, at Classe, to be the headquarters of his Adriatic fleet. He later ordered construction of the Fossa Augusta to connect this city with the Po River. A building found at this site contains a large triumphal arch depicting Gervasius (jer-VAY-see-us) and Protasius (pro-TAY-see-us). It became the seat of the (*) Byzantine governor of Italy in the sixth century, and its namesake Cosmography was written around 700. In 526, Ecclesius began construction of a church in this city, which contains several mosaic panels of Justinian and Theodora; that is the Basilica of San Vitale. Julius Caesar used this city as a base during his negotiations with the senate, and later gathered his troops here before crossing the Rubicon. For 10 points, name this Italian city, the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402 to 476 A.D.
Trajan built a 44-mile aqueduct leading into this city from the Apennines.
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