This book is very limited in scope, focusing almost exclusively on sculpture and statuary in the Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman eras, with few examples (although those examples are indeed examined in depth). In this way the title is a bit disingenuous: this is by no means an introduction to Roman art in general, as paintings, illustrations, metalworking, mosaics, fibre arts, etc. are relegated to a distant backseat. Architecture gets a slightly broader discussion, with the strongest focus on funerary and commemorative architecture. Overall, a decent work in regards to the specific aspects it covers, but certainly not a general introduction to Roman art as a whole.