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Art and music in the Roman time period played a very important role in everyone’s way of life. Music was used for many different purposes for a number of different events.

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mosaic showing dancers from a villa found in Argos, Greece, 4th–5th century C.E. The woman plays the cymbals. 

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Music was featured prominently in weddings, funerals, and other social events, during military campaigns, and most notably during festivals. Music was appropriate for all situations

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Music was a necessity on the battlefield. Was used to keep the soldier’s motivation alive and keep them ready for battle. The soldiers had dedicated songs for a battle that they would sing

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Hymnoi ("hymns") were songs of praise to gods

Hymnoi were sung as a sign of thanks for prosperity

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Girls received training in choral music and dance from a young age; before the seventh century B.C.E., this was the only "formal" education

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Works Cited

"Art, Roman." Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students, edited by Carroll Moulton, vol. 1, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998, pp. 71-75. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2897200052/GVRL?u=rich73879&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=52b161b9. Accessed 9 Feb. 2022.

"Music in Greek Life." Arts and Humanities through the Eras, edited by Edward I. Bleiberg et al., vol. 2, Gale, 2005, pp. 198-210. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3427400271/GVRL?u=rich73879&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=6b050f8b. Accessed 1 Feb. 2022.

"Music in Roman Life." Arts and Humanities through the Eras, edited by Edward I. Bleiberg et al., vol. 2, Gale, 2005, pp. 212-16. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3427400273/GVRL?u=rich73879&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=6f54b5cf. Accessed 9 Feb. 2022.

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Greco-Roman Boy, 2nd century CE (a Fayum mummy portrait). Encaustic on wood—note the cracks.

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Panel paintings on wood that had come from Greece as the result of conquest were carried in victorious processions through Rome, later turning up in private collections.

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As in Greece, dramatic dance and song in ancient Italy were central to the various rites and rituals performed to appease or praise the gods.

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During the early first century B.C., a second style emerged, one that imitated the architectural forms of columns and arches, beyond which the illusion of distant landscapes and buildings was created.

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The Art & Music of ancient Rome had a very huge part in the way people lived and the way rituals were performed as well as other events.