The Immortal City

SEE The most Unusual Picture of Our Time

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|1954|79 min

From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eternal city's twenty-five centuries of civilization traces the rise of Christianity over paganism through studies of Vatican art treasures.

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