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Ancient Rome

Season 1 Episode 102 | 55m 16s

The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture—and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking architecture to its statues, mosaics, and frescos, Rome engineered bigger and better than anyone before. At its peak, the Roman Empire was a society of unprecedented luxury, with colossal arenas for entertaining the masses and giant monuments to egotistical emperors. And then it fell.

Aired: 09/30/22 | Expires: 12/08/22
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.
Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.
As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art.
Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000.
The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world.