Travel Reference
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It's
A.D.
300, and Rome's Europe-wide empire is beginning to unravel. Within two
centuries, its political dominance would be over, but Rome's culture lived on in the
Christian faith. Rooms 8-10 show how traditional Roman media (mosaics, carved ivory,
column-and-arch building techniques) were adapted to make Christian-themed art and
churches.
• About three-fourths of the way down the long Room 8 is a glass case displaying the
shoebox-sized...
