Twelve Caesars with Mary Beard
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Impact of Roman Imperial Power in Modern Art
Imen: Has the present, whether it's climate or disease, has that changed your thinking? The idea of roman imperial power still mattering really came to an end at the end of the nineteenth century. Vitellius is a very interesting case, very short lived emperor who held the throne for a few months in 69. Imen: People are playing with the idea of o kind of bodily collapse. And vital is a very powerful symbol, and continues to be in images.
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