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Arts

Greek art had a profound influence on Roman art. Public art —including sculpture, monuments such as victory columns or triumphal arches, and the iconography on coins —is often analysed for historical or ideological significance. In the private sphere, artistic objects were made for religious dedications, funerary commemoration, domestic use, and commerce. The wealthy advertised their appreciation of culture through artwork and decorative arts in their homes. Despite the value placed on art, even famous artists were of low social status, partly as they worked with their hands.