Pearl+Arts+Rome


 * Gladiators- slaves or servants who fight to the death in Gladiatorial Games four of five times yearly. Top Gladiators were considered the "pop stars" of their era, but never were considered citizens.
 * Roman art was influenced greatly by the Greeks.
 * Romans would import Greek sculptures to decorate their homes and public buildings.
 * Roman sculpture turned bland, emotionless people into powerful, relistic stone statues.
 * Roman architecture was based on Greek architecture, but less plain.
 * The Romans improved upon the basic arch and dome.
 * The Romans created new kinds of architecture, such as the Baths of Caracalla.