Compare and contrast Roman art and architecture with Ancient Greek art and architecture.

Ancient Roman art and architecture was
heavily
influenced by the Ancient Greeks, as were many other aspects of Roman culture.
Taken
together, Greek and Roman works are called Classical Art, and indeed
they are often discussed
as a single category. Therefore, you will have an
easy time comparing the two and finding
similarities. As their culture
matured, Roman arts also took on their own distinctive style,
which will
allow you to point out various contrasting elements.

Similarities

The Romans were
known to
copy Ancient Greek statuessuch was their admiration for the ideal of
human beauty as defined by
the Greeks. You can almost always identify a
Classical pose: the weight-bearing leg is straight,
while the other gently
bends at the knee, creating a graceful line of movement. Both Greeks and

Romans admired the nude human form and took extreme care to present anatomy in an
accurate yet
idealized way. They outlined musculature in minute detail,
particularly on male statues. In
architecture, the Greek aesthetic of columns
and square angles also influenced the
Romans.

Differences

It was
in
architecture that the Romans truly broke away from the Greeks and
surpassed them. While still
incorporating some elements of Greek design,
particularly columns, Roman architects took
building to the next level.
Romans worked in a variety of materials, including marble, bricks,
stucco,
and concrete. With these, they were able to build enduring structures and vary
the
design. The Romans created arches, viaducts, bathhouses, temples, roads,
and theaters. Moreover,
their architecture has literally stood the test of
timemany Roman structures can still be
visited today.

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