Historian Daniel Boorstin wrote in The Creators, “While the Greeks gave their gods and ideal humans form the Romans attempted to make their ruler godlike." The Romans also recognized the need to humanize their subjects, and thus Nero was given same baby fat and Hadrian was made majestic. Romans liked to put copies of Greek sculptures in their gardens and homes as decorations and works of art. Roman sculpture regressed from Greek sculpture back to images that seemed rigid and frozen in space. United Nations of Roma Victrix (UNRV) History History of ancient Rome OpenCourseWare from the University of Notre Dame / Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Īncient Rome resources for students from the Courtenay Middle School Library
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