Pax Romana Pt. II

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What materials were Roman sculptures made from?

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Stone (marble) or bronze.

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Which cultures inspired Roman sculpture?

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The Greeks and Etruscans.

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What was the goal of Roman sculpture in terms of human form?

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To capture the 'idealized' realism of the human form.

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Were Roman sculptures painted?

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Yes, most if not all Roman sculptures were painted.

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Who was Virgil?

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Author of the Epic Poem 'The Aeneid'.

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Who was Galen?

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Roman physician and anatomist who laid the foundation for the study of anatomy for the next thousand years.

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Who was Claudius Ptolemy?

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Mathematician & astronomer who first created the concept of lines of latitude and longitude and calculated one of the first models of the cosmos.