Ancient Roman FrescoesRoman frescoes were important to society because they helped us understand what happened in roman daily life, what they believed in, and what their civilization looked like. Some popular subjects that they painted about included gladiator contests, landscapes, greek mythology, buildings, and gardens. The romans enjoyed gladiator fights and they believed in greek mythology. They painted gardens and landscapes and now we can study the frescoes to see if they had a good water supply and if they could have easily harvested their own food. Frescoes are paintings done on wet plaster most commonly on walls. Most of the time rich romans had them in their houses. They also had them in temples. The romans enjoyed the frescoes because of the bright colors. Roman frescoes were important to society because we can analyze the works of art to find out what things the roman culture looked like at the time. Roman frescoes were a big contribution that is very important to historians to help them study Ancient Rome’s culture. |