CHAPTER X.

ROMAN ART.

Characteristic differences between Greeks and Romans--The triple theocracy of Rome--The mythical period of the seven kings of Rome--Rome as republic--Roman mythology--Rome under the emperors--Roman public games--Roman literature the outgrowth of Greek literature--Polylithic wall decorations--The arch, cross-vault, and cupola--Periods of Roman art and their subdivisions--Temples--Fora and theatres--The mausoleum of Augustus--Hadrian, the divine architect--Triumphal arches--The baths of Caracalla--The advent of Christianity 228