{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur","provider_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/author\/admin\/","title":"The Greece v. Rome Debate - Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"e4QUCzmSA9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/the-greece-v-rome-debate\/\">The Greece v. Rome Debate<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/the-greece-v-rome-debate\/embed\/#?secret=e4QUCzmSA9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Greece v. Rome Debate&#8221; &#8212; Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur\" data-secret=\"e4QUCzmSA9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Enlightenment \u201crediscovery\u201d of Ancient Greek civilization took shape in the mid-eighteenth century, initiating a debate regarding the respective merits of Ancient Greece and Rome that captivated intellectual circles in Rome. German cultural historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717\u20131768) spearheaded the Greek camp while Piranesi became the defender of Rome. Arguing for the superiority of Roman [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chapter4_001_piranesi_magnificenza_architettura_romani-1024x356.jpg"}