How Did Roman Art And Architecture Influence Greek Culture

The artforms of ancient Greece have been internationally influential for hundreds of years and continue to appear in museums, political buildings, and institutions around the world. Despite drawing it's early influences from Egyptian and later going on the influence Roman art, the art and architecture of the Greeks is a reflection of the Greek social, political, and economic norms that was distinct from its successors and predecessors. The classical period in Greece set the standard for Greek art and architecture in the successive time periods by using Greek cultural ideals. Politics in Greece made use of art and architecture to reinforce political agendas and campaigns. The traditional values of Greece heavily dictated how Greek art was developed and created throughout its history. Shifts in political ideas or policies were often reflected in changes in art styles and mediums. Economic prosperity was an important factor in the

Greek art and architecture were undoubtedly shaped by political, economic, and cultural factors during all periods in Greek history.

The most recognizable and definitive art of ancient Greece is that of the classical period, it set the tone and standard for the successive Greek artists and society. The classical period used ideas which were central to Greek culture in general. “From an early phase of Greek art, the artist had shown his interest in man as man rather than as individual” (Gowing and Toyenbee). This concept was important to the later styles of art that developed because of this focus on the idea of the collective idea of the perfect man. The Hellenistic period brought about several new changes from the classical period, the new