Byzantine art had a significant impact on the Italian Renaissance and the evolution of the cultural boom of the early modern ages.

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Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many ... occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire ...

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This made-in-Spain production is a giant-size, three-hour, sweepingly pictorial entertainment. It probably tells all that most film fans will want to know about the glory, grandeur and greed of Rome.