The History of Statuary in Rome

So today's blog is about the history of statuary in Rome and my belief on how much harder it would of been to destroy Roman religion if there hadn't been anything to smash and burn. One of the great things about learning the history of the people that your father's family came from is that you find out things that you normally would never find out. The history of statuary in Rome is one of them.

It seems that the Romans didn't believe, or condone, their gods to be made into human form. They considered their gods beyond that and therefore statuary was something that wasn't allowed. In-fact I'm sure that many didn't even approve of what we now find in Roman ruins as appropriate. It was only until the Imperial period that we find statuary in people's homes and in public buildings. I believe that if the Romans had stuck to not having statues then the early church wouldn't of had anything to destroy.

Of course one must also understand that this practice of not having their gods in form wouldn't last long with their exposure to not only Greek but the Etruscans. Statues were brought over from Greece and reused in Roman temples. So for someone that's a practicing Roman Revivalist you can have the option of not having statuary at all. It's not something that you must have and I believe that it goes in-line with early Roman thought about their gods in form.

Of course most do have statues, but, as I said, it's not needed to be a Roman Revivalist.

HAIL TO THE GODS OF ROME!!!!