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Rick Steves' Europe
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Saturday, August 8
Art of the Roman Empire
Season 12 · Episode 4
With its vast empire, ancient Rome gave Europe its first common culture. From England to Turkey, great Roman cities are explored, marveling at their over-the-top art, soaring aqueducts, and crowd-pleasing theaters. As Rome fell, saints replaced Caesars and Christianity filled the vacuum with art-filled churches?preserving the grandeur of imperial Rome and inspiring the Europe to come.
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