BIOGRAPHICAL SARCOPHAGUS
Roman
c. 160 - 180 AD
Marble
Size: 28.5" x 89" x 32"
Roman
c. 160 - 180 AD
Marble
Size: 28.5" x 89" x 32"
RESPONSE QUESTION: What can you learn about Ancient Rome from this official's sarcophagus?
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You can learn many things. For example, they had architecture. They also had wars. Of course they had image makers, otherwise this sarchophagus would not exist. The woman wore headresses, even in death(that's not depicted in the picture). They must have done this all throughout his life.
You can learn a lot about this ancient civilization. One would be that they believed in the after life. Another would be that war was the thing to do if you were a rich man. There is also the fact that this culture had a lot of architecture and that it was one of the many jobs. Another job they had would be carving because you had to carve to make that art in the first place! The last would be that the person that was buried must have been in the government or army.
Mikaela #10
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