Summation

While the artwork of the Roman Republic is somewhat bookended by the strong and lasting influence of the Etruscans and Greeks and the transition to the Roman Empire there were still works of note during this period and I have shared here some of the strongest themes that ran throughout artwork of the republic. Understandably those same themes then define the culture of the time; a respect for elders and those of social distinction, the segregation of opportunities down the lines of social class patrician vs/ plebeian, and the veneration and immortalization of those who most embodied Roman values, through artwork. Lastly, while the loss of much of the painted works of the Roman Republic is irreplaceable, the mosaics give a window into the way in which Romans may have worked in two dimensional art and the results are stunning and worthy of study.