Praetorian prefecture of Italy

Praetorian prefecture of Italy Praefectura praetorio Italiae
Praetorian prefecture of the Roman Empire
324–584
Praetorian prefectures of the Roman Empire in 395 AD.
Capital	Ravenna from 476[citation needed]
Historical era	Late antiquity
• Established	324
• Fall of the Western Roman Empire	476
• Ostrogothic conquest	493
• Start of Gothic War	535
• Lombard conquest	568
• Foundation of Exarchate of Ravenna	584
Preceded by Succeeded by Roman Italy Kingdom of Italy Exarchate of Ravenna Kingdom of the Lombards

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The praetorian prefecture of Italy (Latin: Praefectura praetorio Italiae, in its full form (until 356) praefectura praetorio Italiae, Illyrici et Africae) was one of four praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided. It comprised the Italian peninsula, the western Balkans, the Danubian provinces and parts of North Africa. The Prefecture's seat moved from Rome to Milan and finally, Ravenna.