Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + YouTube. 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.
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