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(Nederlands) De Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard. Foto: TES

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Although the Romans claimed to be conservative, it was their open mind to other cultures that seems to have empowered their ability to conquer. In this view, Roman imperialism was not only political and military in nature, but also cultural in the sense that they used conquered cultures to shape their own culture and identity. … Read more » “Roman Imperialism”

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Contemporary written sources on Romanesque art from Scandinavian countries are rare. The artefacts have to speak for themselves. And so they do. The Normans were pagans until the eleventh century. In 1100, Denmark and Norway were largely Christianized; it took Sweden some fifty years longer. They were masters in wood carving, but stone sculpture was … Read more » “The Most European Century and the Vikings”

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