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... Rome . The visual arts of the Greek - speaking provinces may justly be described as " east Roman , " where existing Hellenistic traditions not merely survived conquest by Rome but also gained fresh vigour and scope through incorporation ...
... Rome . The visual arts of the Greek - speaking provinces may justly be described as " east Roman , " where existing Hellenistic traditions not merely survived conquest by Rome but also gained fresh vigour and scope through incorporation ...
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... Rome in Rome . The best preserved example of a Roman temple now existing is that known as the Maison Carrée at Nîmes . Among the most important temples of which remains exist are those of Fortuna Virilis , Mars Ultor , Castor and Pollux ...
... Rome in Rome . The best preserved example of a Roman temple now existing is that known as the Maison Carrée at Nîmes . Among the most important temples of which remains exist are those of Fortuna Virilis , Mars Ultor , Castor and Pollux ...
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... Rome in the second half of the 15th century , there were several notable Renaissance palaces , principally de- rived from the style of Alberti , who spent extensive peri- ods in Rome as a member of the papal court . The Palazzo Venezia ...
... Rome in the second half of the 15th century , there were several notable Renaissance palaces , principally de- rived from the style of Alberti , who spent extensive peri- ods in Rome as a member of the papal court . The Palazzo Venezia ...
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