1. Roman Art

2. Literature Literature was VERY important to their culture.
Some notable and important writers were…
Livy. C Valerius Catullus (84 BCE-54 BCE)
He had a wealthy family
His works were filled with character analysis.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BCE-43 BCE)-
was a writer, orator, politician, and statesman.
was elected into council and served as a governor in Cilicia.
Wrote at least 800 private letters.
They revealed a great deal about Cicero and his society .
Titus Livius (59 BCE-17 CE)-
wrote books about the history of Rome.
He wrote 142 volumes but only 35 survived.

3. Architecture
They had immense palaces, stadiums, temples, and victory arches.
This showed the impressive testimony of Rome’s grandeur.
We still find buildings with roman style architecture around the world.
Romans made larger building then Greece.
They invented concrete.

4. Painting and Sculpture
Painters were not considered important members of society
They liked Still life subjects.
Portraits were popular.
Mosaics were also popular. It was a picture or pattern made from small chips of colored stone or marble.

5. Video

6. Homework
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