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The Basilica was consecrated in 549AD.

The Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo was originally constructed under king Theodoric the Great in 504AD. The mosaics in the church were modified a couple of times. The tower dates from the 9th or 10th century.

Emperor Caligula was generally considered a bit mad, it has been told that he wanted to make his horse Incitatus a consul. Suetonius wrote about his deeds: "Many men of honourable rank were first disfigured with the marks of branding-irons and then condemned to the mines, to work at building roads, or to be thrown to the wild beasts; or else he shut them up in cages on all fours, like animals, or had them sawn asunder. Not all these punishments were for serious offences, but merely for criticising one of his shows, or for never having sworn by his Genius." He was emperor for about four years and he was murdered before he was 30. More info: www.roman-emperors.org/gaius.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Ca...

Reconstruction of the colours.