Ancient greek art was created during a 500-year period, when Greece controlled the Mediterranean, from 500 B.C. - 30 B.C. When the Romans took over the areas under Greek control, they adopted Greek art. The Romans also adopted the Greek gods, and instituted them into their art work.
The Romans often copied Greek art work. The Greeks made most of their art work with bronze, but when the Romans copied their art work, they used marble. The Greek also searched for logic in everyday life.
The Greeks assumed that all elements of the world were governed by a set of constant laws. They highly respected the human body and mind. They were also a Humanistic society. The Greeks contradicted classical art, which viewed the human body as sinful beings. A majority of Greek art was athletic, young, idealized, perfect, and nude.
