Propaganda is when someone uses certain things to promote either their perspective or a certain idea. Romans used propaganda to help show many values. Such as, political views, architectural views, and personal views of architecture, sculptural, and paintings and poetry/writing.
During the time, Rome started using propaganda was when they started to make coins. The artwork on the coins was used so it could make them look good. Which leads to political and ideological view points of the propaganda. Architectural views, were more of shrines and temples built, as well as, public buildings. For example, the Forum was built several different times. There is the Forum Romanum from the sixth century B.C. and Forum Julium from the first century B.C. The …show more content…
As well as, religious architecture that help preserved cultural values and help expressed certain views to the people. For example, the Pantheon which was dedicated to the five planetary gods -Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus. Last, is personal views of propaganda. Many Roman leaders have architecture, sculptural, and paintings made during their era. A couple examples, are Ara Pacis made during Augustus's reign 13-9 B.C., Trajan's Column made in honor of victories over the Dacians in 113 A.D., and Triumphal Arch marked as ritual passage into cities for army. Sculptural were made as portraits of certain rulers. An example, is Augustus of Prima Porta which was built during his emperor. Also Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, which was made around 1645 A.D. and the Monumental head of Constantine in 313 A.D. This sculpture of Constantine was made with different styles of classical and the new style expressed his power. Paintings and poetry have also been used to help support the cultural. Paintings like the ones in Villa of the Mysteries near Pompeii where made in honor of Bacchus. Wine god and his wife, Ariadne are shown getting ready for their wedding. A poetry example would be Augustus, Virgil wrote the
During the time, Rome started using propaganda was when they started to make coins. The artwork on the coins was used so it could make them look good. Which leads to political and ideological view points of the propaganda. Architectural views, were more of shrines and temples built, as well as, public buildings. For example, the Forum was built several different times. There is the Forum Romanum from the sixth century B.C. and Forum Julium from the first century B.C. The …show more content…
As well as, religious architecture that help preserved cultural values and help expressed certain views to the people. For example, the Pantheon which was dedicated to the five planetary gods -Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus. Last, is personal views of propaganda. Many Roman leaders have architecture, sculptural, and paintings made during their era. A couple examples, are Ara Pacis made during Augustus's reign 13-9 B.C., Trajan's Column made in honor of victories over the Dacians in 113 A.D., and Triumphal Arch marked as ritual passage into cities for army. Sculptural were made as portraits of certain rulers. An example, is Augustus of Prima Porta which was built during his emperor. Also Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, which was made around 1645 A.D. and the Monumental head of Constantine in 313 A.D. This sculpture of Constantine was made with different styles of classical and the new style expressed his power. Paintings and poetry have also been used to help support the cultural. Paintings like the ones in Villa of the Mysteries near Pompeii where made in honor of Bacchus. Wine god and his wife, Ariadne are shown getting ready for their wedding. A poetry example would be Augustus, Virgil wrote the