Roman art can be dated back to 509 B.C.E. - with the legendary founding of the roman republic- and lasted until the date 330 C.E. and maybe much longer. Roman art also includes, a broad spectrum of media like marble, painting, mosaic, silver, and bronze work. An interesting fact is that roman art encouraged one of the most famous roman poets Horace. Roman art was mainly influenced by greek art. Romans made most sculptures life like or based on their religion or beliefs like crucifixion. Horace is one of the most famous poets in rome, one of his most famous poems he wrote was Epodes and it was written in the year 23 B.C. and has been known by rome since.
