Adegan alegori dari Augustan Ara Pacis, 13 SM, sebuah titik tinggi dari gaya Yunani-Romawi.
Kajian seni pahat Romawi ditimbulkan oleh hubungannya dengan seni pahat Yunani. Beberapa contoh dari seni pahat Yunani terkenal, seperti Apollo Belvedere dan Barberini Faun, hanya dikenal dari "salinan-salinan" Kekaisaran Romawi atau Helenistik.
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