WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Roman art is known for sculpture in bronze and marble, painting in the form of murals, frescos, portraiture and vase-painting, and architectural masterpieces such as its amphitheatres and domes. It was also known for its decorative arts, which included metalwork, glass work, mosaic and coins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vaulting enabled the Romans to build such spectacular structures as the Pantheon and the Colosseum, which are both in Rome. To reduce the weight of the building materials, recessed panels, called coffers, were used in construction. At times, coffers were purely decorative.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most famous surviving buildings of Roman architecture include the circular Pantheon in Rome, the Colosseum in Rome, the Pont du Gard aqueduct in southern France, the Maison Carrée temple at Nimes, Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, and the House of the Vettii villa at Pompeii.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indeed, it is fair to say that one of the greatest contributions of Rome to the history of art, lies in its replication of original Greek statues, 99 percent of which have disappeared.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roman arches Although arches existed thousands of years before the time of ancient Rome, the Romans revolutionized the structure by using it to build colosseums, aqueducts, bridges and other buildings. Roman engineers created wooden frames in the shape of an arch, then created the stonework around the frame.