Roman sculpture
The sculpture of ancient Rome refers to the three-dimensional works of art produced under Roman rule from the foundation of the city in the eighth century BCE to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. Sculpture played a central role in Roman public life; it depicted deities for worship, commemorated the political elite, celebrated historical events, and honored the dead. In private contexts, household representations of gods ancestors enabled ancient Romans to practice domestic devotion and ancestral remembrance.