On not writing the history of Roman art.

From: The Art Bulletin | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: Kampen, Natalie Boymel | Copyright information

A history of the Roman art is difficult to write because the traditional linear narrative and aesthetic motivation cannot be fully applied. The Roman empire has no dominant center. It was a complex society of diverse cultural communities in different stages of artistic development. One possible way of solving the problem is to write decentralized historical narratives of these diverse communities, narratives which would show how they interlock, relate and influence each other.

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