• Roman mosaics

    Author(s):
    Irfan Ajvazi (see profile)
    Date:
    2023
    Subject(s):
    Art and history
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/yfjk-a725
    Abstract:
    During the Roman Empire, mosaics were built in large rooms to make those rooms look more admirable and exciting. There was an architect that wrote a book about mosaics and how they were designed but this book did not include how the check (a pattern of small squares) was harvested or how they were set out this man's name is Vitruvius. He is the reason why there are so many mosaics post Roman Empire. They can tell stories of normal life or mythology or be portraits but the style of these mosaics varies from Rome to Northern Africa to Syria and many more. The style also reflects what decade or so years it is from. Take a mosaic from Syria of a griffin it would be different to a mosaic from Rome as you can see. This also proves my other point, that if they aren't in the same decade they will not be very similar as well as if they aren't in the same region of the Roman Empire. Furthermore the main deciphering factors between Roman Mosaics is the place, decade and/or the culture of the city or region is.
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