VIDEO: Why was Egypt so important to Rome?

In the second video from his book An Elephant in Rome, Loyd explores the importance of Egyptian iconography to Baroque Rome, as well as why the city has so many obelisks.

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VIDEO: Why did Pope Alexander VII favour Bernini so much?