罗马帝国的军事题材艺术

Military Art of Roman Empire

罗马帝国的军事题材艺术是战争的产物。一方面,战争是其孕育产生的温床和摇篮,是军事题材艺术的创作源泉和动力;另一方面,军事题材艺术又以其特有的审美方式为军事服务,为帝王、将士歌功颂德,助长了罗马人的尚武精神,颂扬了战争,美化了野蛮的军事征服。军事题材艺术既起到了无形的军事教育作用,又具有极高的艺术审美价值。

Military art of Roman Empire is the child of war. War gives birth to this art. and the war provides it with creational source and engine. On the other hand, military art serves for war in a peculiar aesthetic way. The art eulogizes virtues and a-chievements of king and army and helps to form martial qualities. Martial art sings war's praises and prettifies brutal martial conquer. Military art not only invisibly offer martial education but also possesses high aesthetic value.