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Roman EmpireFrom 27 BC to the 5th century AD; see Rome, ancient. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Caligula took full advantage of the police-state apparatus founded by his predecessor to unleash a reign of terror unsurpassed (though often matched) in imperial Roman history. As she herself argues, imagemaking was reflexive and associative: it put into play symbolic meanings that reflected on its patrons, including those that linked Cosimo with an imperial Roman past. During the Imperial Roman era, the abundance of water from Apollo's spring led to the building of baths decorated with the site's most imposing statues. |
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