Ancient Rome :: one of the symbols of Rome is the Coliseum, the largest amphitheater ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. The list of the very important monuments of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aurea, the Pantheon, the Trojan's Column, the Trojan's Market, the Catacombs of Rome, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of Constantine, the Pyramid of Cestius, the Bocca della Verità >> more..

Roman Sculpture :: refers to the sculpture of Ancient Rome. Roman sculpture often involved copying of Ancient Greek sculpture. Much Roman sculpture survives, although some of it is damaged with parts broken off. There are many surviving sculptures of Roman emperors. While Roman sculpture copied from the Greeks, it also more emphasized the individual >> more..

History :: classical Roman sculpture began with the sack of Syracuse in 212 BC during the Second Punic War with Carthage. A wealthy outpost of Greek civilization on the island of Sicily, Syracuse was thoroughly plundered and most of its magnificent Hellenistic sculpture was taken to Rome where it replaced the earlier styles of the Etruscan tradition. The Romans continued to admire the Hellenistic style, and eventually workshops throughout the Greek world (especially Asia Minor) provided the statuary without which no patrician villa was complete. It also started with Julius Caesar who was now of the first imperial terra cotta busts done to him >> more..

Reproduction Work: with the marks of antiquity created through special techniques, our replicas become indistinguishable from true antiques >> more..