Art I: Medieval 500–1400

Rick Steves Travel Talks by Rick Steves

Aug 24, 201767:48Society & Culture

In this lecture, Rick Steves describes how Europe pieces itself back together after Rome shatters into a thousand kingdoms in A.D. 500. Visit for more European travel information.

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