古罗马的镶嵌画上承古希腊的风格余韵,下启拜占庭帝国镶嵌画的发展高峰。它们遍布整个古罗马帝国的广袤领土,成为奢华的家庭建筑和公共建筑的主要装饰之一。由于古罗马人的建筑空间缺少摆设和家具,这些色彩斑斓、图案瑰丽的镶嵌画活跃了建筑的室内空间,也反映出富有的赞助人在文化上的野心。由于其坚固性,镶嵌画中留下的大量珍贵图像资料,填补了从古典时代晚期到古风时代晚期图像史料的空白;它们多发现于私人建筑,显 Ancient Roman mosaics bearing the ancient Greek style aftertaste, under the Byzantine Empire mosaics under the peak of development. They are found throughout the vast territory of the entire Roman Empire and become one of the major decorations for luxurious home and public buildings. Due to the lack of furnishings and furniture in the ancient Roman architecture, these colorful and beautifully painted inlays accentuated the interior of the building and reflected the cultural ambitions of wealthy patrons. Due to its ruggedness, a large amount of precious image data left in the mosaic paintings fills the gap of historical materials from the late classical period to the late antiquity era. Most of them were found in private buildings