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Rome

One of the most important things about Rome is it's own physical reputation of itself. It's what helps researchers to identify key moments in Ancient Rome. For example, the Colosseum was a staple of Roman culture. It was designed to sit 50,000 people and the events, such as plays, could be performed by 3,000 cast members. Battles between gladiators were very popular, so much so that there was different types of fighting to chose from: boxing, some fighters were armored, some were not, slaves beating other people with whips, and men would fight live animals. Most of the time, the Colosseum used as an area of public execution. The Colosseum is still one of the largest buildings in the world today.



Another example is the sculpture that the Romans adapted from the Greeks. However, Romans decided to make their art more realistic. Most people would even keep wax molds of their deceased loved ones. While Rome evolved from the Greeks to go for a more realistic approach, they still made their sculptures of their gods more idealistic.



The last topic I'll talk about is the tragedy of Pompeii. On one summer afternoon, Mt. Vesuvius blew and covered the city of Pompeii in ash. The resort town was immortalized in deadly volcanic soot and researchers can still see the remnants of this iconic city. In fact, the ash was even able to perserve some of the paint of the frescos on the wall.



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  1. UnknownFebruary 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM

    you are so knowledgeable about Roman art and all kinds of art history! There is a lot of good information in here:)

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