CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Verism, Muscle Tone, Augustus Of Prima Porta
9 Dec 2017
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If there wasn"t enough loot, then copies would be made. Greek literacy: many upper class, educated romans could read greek. In the eastern half of the empire, greek was the primary language of administration for the empire. Conservative reaction: many conservative roman were opposed to the increasing greek influence on roman culture, mos maiorum, customs/traditions of the ancestors, greek influences were thought to be making the romans soft and corrupt. Roman sculpture: clear greek influence in style and design, while greek sculpture was typically generic and idealized (especially in the archaic and. Classical periods), roman sculpture had much greater variety (some idealized more here) Imperial sculpture was used as propaganda since the earliest days of the empire under. Prime porta augustus: first gate where they found it lol, most famous statue of augustus, baby riding a dolphin cupid trace family history back to aneid who is the son of.
