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Greco-Roman

Greco-Roman

4 6.7
About the art, culture, and history of ancient Greece and Rome
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡrɛkoʊˈroʊmən/
translation icon : grecorromano
  • The figure may represent the Greco-Roman hero Herakles.
  • Greco-Roman traditions
  • Greco-Roman world
  • Greco-Roman mythology

So what does he actually have to say about the culture of Greco Roman antiquity?

Examples

  • Some of the scenes depict figures with conventional attributes of specific Greco-Roman gods and heroes.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The museum features several stunning sculptures from the Greco-Roman period, showcasing the artistic prowess of ancient civilizations.

  • -I am a master of Greco-Roman wrestling.

  • So what does he actually have to say about the culture of Greco Roman antiquity?

  • In the Greco-Roman world in which Jesus lived, family was a weightier matter.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Stoicism is an ancient Greco Roman philosophy that has the goal of helping us to find a happy life.

  • The department's photographic archive is one of the most comprehensive for any Greco-Roman city.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Like their eighteenth-century European forebears, most American museums were built in the Greco-Roman style.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Although Christian, medieval Byzantines perceived themselves as inheritors and renovators of Greco-Roman culture.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Since artists of the Renaissance revered ancient Greco Roman art above all else, perhaps it's not surprising that La Aquan and his sons made such a large impact.

Synonyms

classical
vsGreco-Roman
32 5.1

About the culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome

focuses specifically on links to both ancient Greece and Rome

Surface Forms

Greco-Roman positive

Etymology

Greco-Roman joins Greco- ('Greek') and Roman ('from Rome'). So it describes art, ideas, or history that come from both ancient Greece and Rome.