Exarchate of Ravenna

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Exarchate of Ravenna Exarchatus Ravennatis Εξαρχάτον της Ραβέννας
Exarchate of the Byzantine Empire
584–751
Map of the Exarchate of Ravenna within the Byzantine Empire in 600 AD.
Capital	Ravenna
Historical era	Early Middle Ages
• Lombard invasion of Italy	568
• Foundation of Exarchate	584
• Death of Eutychius	751
Preceded by Succeeded by Praetorian prefecture of Italy Republic of Venice Kingdom of the Lombards Papal States Longobardia

The Exarchate of Ravenna (Latin: Exarchatus Ravennatis; Greek: Εξαρχάτον τής Ραβέννας), also known as the Exarchate of Italy, was a lordship of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) in Italy, from 584 to 751, when the last exarch was put to death by the Lombards.^[1] It was one of two exarchates established following the western reconquests under Emperor Justinian to more effectively administer the territories, along with the Exarchate of Africa.