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How Did Romans Contribute To Architecture

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The Romans have made countless contributions to architecture, engineering, language, law, and philosophy. In addition, they have certainly made an especially lasting impact in art. From mosaics to murals, frescoes to cameos, the Romans definitely developed a unique art style that many non-Roman art pieces have tried to imitate. The Romans were influenced by other cultures such as the Greeks, hence “Greco-Roman” art, but they made it their own by adding their own twist to it. Greek sculpture was known to be incredibly realistic, which the Romans adopted and soon specialized in making busts and statues of people. Many buildings were decorated with murals, which are a large-scale painting on a wall, and mosaics, which were pictures made with small
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