Via the political realms of Ancient Greece and Rome
American society has followed the responsibility of personally intervening in the government through voting, views, passing rules, and decision-making processes. Both Greek democracy and the Roman republic developed the practice of electing representatives who are then held accountable to the people (Stewart 23). The successes and shortcomings portrayed by these early regimes continue to lay the groundwork for American society. This often includes the nature and implementation of human rights, as in ancient regimes and philosophy.
Parthenon (Canon of Greek Classical Architecture) vs Pantheon
The two architectural designs compare in various ways. Firstly, Parthenon was used in Greece in the 447-438 BCE to construct temples, museums, and government structures and buildings. On the other hand, Pantheon was used by Romans in the 126 BCE mainly to construct temples and also government structures. Secondly, Parthenon composed of materials such as marble and limestone while Pantheon comprised of materials such as granite, concrete, and brick. Thirdly, Parthenon had iconic supportive columns, marble-made floors which usually took rectangular design, and with limestone applied on the floor base. Pantheon, on the other hand, comprised of Corinthian columns made of granite, concrete walls, and brick walls.
Subjects used by Etruscan Tomb Painting and Sarcophagi to Celebrate Vitality of Human Life
The painting is done to show the domestic life of the people. At the entry, the lid covering the top takes the form of a couch through painting. This lid prevents cold while it also keeps the memory of the dead person alive. The walls of the tombs have convivial festivity painted with white kaolin and chalk or black and green paints from vegetables and malachites (Stewart 36). The walls also had yellow and red color paintings which were made from iron oxides. The tombs were made to look lively like the Etruscan rooms by the colorful paints. Maintaining the tombs helped in respecting human life and maintaining a relationship with the ancestors.
Roman Interest in Portraits and Early Funeral Rituals
Initially, the Romans adapted burial rituals and customs from the Egyptians. The Egyptians had their graves fitted with masks. These masks came from the Roman Empire for use in the Egyptian funerals. As a result, the Romans adapted the interest in using portraits for the living from the early burial rituals.
Themes in Murals of Roman Houses in Pompeii
Mainly, the Murals had Dolphins decorative themes. These themes were painted on the walls to depict respect for the Venus as the goddess of love and also the Neptune (Töpfer 27). They had green colors and depictions of war chariots, the relationships of the gods, peace, the rule of law, and governments. They also represented the history of Rome such as the King Herod's rule.
Use of Public Monuments as Imperial Propaganda by Roman Emperors
Roman emperors used the public monuments to reflect the real life with the events that took place in the past. This helped in showing the people that their emperors had a long history concerning the entire empire. For instance, Emperor Augustus linked his leadership with the influence and favor from reign gods including the Apollo to convince the Romans about his leadership history (Stewart 42). Additionally, Emperor Julius Cesar used his previous experience with the Gallic wars and the Germanic communities to express his ability as a leader in Rome.
Roman Art and Greece Art
Roman art borrowed a lot of ideas from Greek art. However, Roman art has a lot of unique features such as Roman artistic innovation in the early Republican Period, for example, portrait sculpture. Roman art had other ideal depiction of art such as the use of stones and bronze to portray ideas, messages, and images. This was different from Greek art which only relied on the content and not its portrayal. Therefore, Roman art is not a mere representation of Greek art ideas but an integration of artistic ideas from Greece with other ideas from the Romans.
Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Characteristics borrowed from Ancient Greece
The winged female statue was designed using Roman artistic designs such as grey-white marble decoration, portraiture with the ability to depict body parts such as wings, feet, hands, and the body, and also an inclusion of cloth as the cover for the body (Töpfer 42). However, the Winged Victory of Samothrace comprised a couple of borrowed ideas from Greece arts. This art is portrayed in coloring, the depiction of Mount Olympus goddess alighting, and the depiction of Greek battleship through the use of stone curves, oars, and other naval features (Töpfer 50).
Works Cited
Stewart, Andrew. Art in the Hellenistic world: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Töpfer, Kai Michael. “The Goddess of Victory in Greek and Roman Art.” Spirits in Transcultural Skies. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
