This book presents itself an introduction to Roman art, however the reader should be aware of its significant limitations in terms of scope and period covered.

The book focuses almost exclusively on sculptures. Paintings, metal works and mosaics are barely mentioned, architecture is severely limited to funerary monuments and commemorative arches and these are only scarcely described. As far as period covered, the book concentrates on the Hellenistic and early imperial period while late antiquity is briefly mentioned on the last chapter few pages.

The author presents a number of interesting readings of the “self-image” as seen by Romans themselves and the book contains a fine number of pictures supporting his interpretations. Worth a read if interested in the Roman Hellenistic period.