1. Romans did art. Although much of Roman’s empire pieces of art borrow a lot from their conquests of war, Romans still did art, in the form of paintings, drawings, and sculpting.
2. The nature of Rome is hidden in the history of its art. This is because, in their art, they were able to let outsiders understand how their life was in this period (Sooke, 2015).
3. The Mythical Capitoline wolf is a significant piece of art given that it can be found almost anywhere in Rome, from curio shops to statues outside gates.
4. Carbon dating provides approximations and not exact figures; however, they help point towards the actual age of an artefact or ancient object. In this case, the Capitoline wolf, the symbol of Rome is 1500 years younger than it was initially thought (Sooke, 2015).
5. Ancient art is expansive, and it is difficult to understand it all given the fact that it is as a result of interactions with other kingdoms and states.
6. As roman conquered more cities and territories during the Hellenistic period, they brought a collection of artistic work plundered from their victim’s home. However, as time went by, they fused the designs of the stolen art with their own to come up with new designs that would separate them from the rest.
7. Romans, then became good at art and sculpting, in particular, to a point they could sculpt emotions, and feelings.
8. Creating bronze sculptures was and still is a sophisticated process. This further explains the mastery of the Romans in creating their pieces of art.
9. Sculptures became a form of literary expression in ancient Rome. This is evidenced by the fact that these pieces of antiquities were used to indicate events, the passage of rites and even feel in the most subtle way possible.
10. Art and sculpting for that matter were used to pass a message to the ordinary people, especially those who could not read. However Rome had art that mattered to different levels of persons, for instance, there were those who revered art that depicted them as the leaders of the conquests, while on the other hand, others enjoyed those that showed the common man’s way of life, businesses, and livelihoods.
11. Despite being rich in sculptures, Rome had different methods of art which varied from place to place.
12. Catastrophe, such as the volcanic tragedy at Pompeii helped preserve art. While this would have at best destroyed the beautiful pieces of art along its path, natural preservation occurred which allowed modern-day archaeologists to unearth the riches of such pieces.
13. Apart from capturing reality and having them on stone and canvas, ancient Roman art also explains the mystical and mythical beliefs of people during that period, hence it is not uncommon to see gods and goddesses, as well as angels and demons captured in their work.
14. Most of the surviving art from ancient Rome survived because they were made or painted in stone, something that would last long enough (Sooke, 2015).
15. Obscenities were a common thing in art, and more specifically images of individuals having sex. This is contrary to the idea that such was only found in Brothels, which further explains the extents that Roman art would go in its sophistication.
16. Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, ensured that sculptures and other pieces of art would be treated specially by keeping the first sculpture made of him, till his death at age 76.
17. Art was a powerful tool that helped make the Roman Empire what it became. Through art leaders like Augustus managed to kill of a republic, and transform it into an authoritarian empire through propaganda.
18. Different materials, both in sculpting and painting gave different qualities of art, with those in marble stone being more cut and profound
19. Present Day Rome is a collection of artistic artifacts with ruins from previous centuries still standing, highlighting a culture that enjoys keeping its past as much as possible.
20. Although art is used to showcase the culture and way of life during that period, war, royalty, and love seems to be commonplace among artistic impressions.

Reference

Sooke, A. (2015). Treasures of Ancient Rome, Warts ‘n’ All [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2kuaxb