The Romans were great conquistadores. They payed tribute to the cities the took over, and they also showed them about their way of living and their culture. Regarding their architecture, they used the arch as a half point, giving a majestic effect to their buildings. They used brick, terracotta, and concrete. They incorporated the arch element into other structures like bridges, not just their famous works like the Colosseum.
Socrates talked about what was beyond external beauty. This belief was shown on Roman sculptures. They were not made with the perfection that Greeks applied to theirs. They changed the structure of the body, and applied clothing to it. It can be inferred from these characteristics that the intellect, and not the physical, was what was important. Sculpting was also used to celebrate conquests. These were usually composed of generals on horses.
Roman art was mostly used to decorate houses. They represented day to day life on their paintings.
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