Ravenna-Arian Baptistry-Dante's Tomb

Around the year 500 the Arian Baptistry was built. The ceiling of the Baptistry shows an appealing transparency of Jesus standing in the Jordan River awaiting baptism. The mosaics are from the 6th century and are very beautiful.

We then walked over to Dante's Tomb. Dante, 1265-1321 was an author and poet. He was know as The Divine Poet and was the greatest Italian poet. In exile of his hometown of Florence, he died on 9/4/1321 in Ravenna after he finished his book "The Divine Comedy." The book was about Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.