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Rome declined for centuries after its peak and left monuments to tell the story.
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Much of the “art and architecture” of ancient Rome could be found in its infrastructure.
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A local guide brings the Roman Forum to life with her vivid description.
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The excavated site of Pompeii gives a revealing look at a great Roman city.
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Mosaics were a Roman forte, and frescoes often gave an intimate peek at Roman lives.
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At the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, appreciate the sophistication of that ancient kingdom.
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Grand city halls, luxurious-for-the-day castles and palaces, and finely woven tapestries.
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One of the finest works of late medieval art is a celebration of the senses.
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The greatest art of the Middle Ages was Gothic church art.
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For two centuries, the Renaissance was an explosion of secular learning, art, and culture.
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Bosch’s three-paneled masterpiece takes you from earthly delights to a nightmarish Hell.
