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Rick Steves' Europe
Art Bites 132: Caesar and the Pax Romana
Rome’s empire was fueled by plunder from its conquests and held together in part by art that functioned as propaganda. The Altar of Peace in Rome and the Trophy of the Alps in France are two fine examples.
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Rick vists quaint Cotswold villages, Wells and Glastonbury

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Rick enjoys a front-row seat at Siena's wild horse race - the venerable Palio

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In the Italian countryside, Rick enjoys an agriturismo, sees prosciutto and pecorino made

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Rick visits skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and Nürnberg, capital of the Third Reich.

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Rick visits the two great cities of Saxony: the capital city of Dresden and Leipzig

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Hamburg, Germany’s mighty port city has risen from the ashes of World War II

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A tumultuous 20th century left reunited Berlin entertaining more visitors than ever.

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We experience the best-preserved Baroque city in Central Europe, Prague.

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By train, bike, and boat, we visit the top Dutch sights outside of Amsterdam

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Europe's best-preserved 17th-century city, Amsterdam is traditional and modern.