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Art Bites 130: Ancient Rome’s Respect for Greek Art and Architecture

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While Rome may have conquered Greece militarily, in many ways it was conquered in return by Greek culture. That’s clear in the impact Greece had on Roman art and architecture and how a Roman forte was copying Greek originals.

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