While this inclusive policy did attract its share of pirates and brigands, it also brought extensive collective knowledge. The city of Rome developed quickly during its early post Etruscan phase because, unlike most ancient civilizations, the Romans welcomed people from multiple cultures and ethnicities to become part of Rome. The fact that the structure is still being used today as a foot bridge, is testimony to a society dedicated to pragmatic ingenuity, and extensive organization. Its practical use of the arch is quintessentially Roman. The structure was both a bridge and an aqueduct. Gard bridge outside Nimes France was built in 16 BCE. In the case of the Sanctuary of Fortuna, the Romans sculpted an entire hillside shaping the land to fit their needs. Greeks were more likely to choose an ideal location and build temples that augmented and coexisted with See in its design not only the sophisticated engineering and planning skills that the ancient Romans are famous for, but also their tendency to shape andĬontrol the landscape according to their purposes. The sanctuary of Fortuna illustrated bellow on the right, is a temple complex dedicated to the specifically Roman Goddess of fortune. For example, the Roman penchant for veristic portraiture, as seen in these stone carvings, is quite different than the Greek and Etruscan preferences for idealism. However, distinctively Roman trends did develop. During the Republican Period, the Greeks and the Etruscans influenced the Romans both artistically and culturally. Republican system of government from about 500 - 27 BCE. Art History Lab Rome first half Brian Wildeman
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