All Roads Lead to Tongeren
Belgium's oldest city has refreshed its identity. Thanks to the Romans.
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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
Belgium's oldest city has refreshed its identity. Thanks to the Romans.
A common misperception is that once Roman influence ended, the European continent went into a dark abyss with very little happening until the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century.
Throughout history, the Low Countries would often be defined by their interactions with great powers nearby. This began with the Romans.