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Rick Steves' Europe

Art Bites 132: Caesar and the Pax Romana

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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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