... the items into four styles, based on the similarities in features (Guillaud 1990:54). The first of these styles, called the Masonry style, is characterised by colourfully painted walls, imitating marble and masonry blocks. The second style of wall paintings, called the Architectural Style, is characterised by the portraying of three dimensional landscape scenery, Greek myths and depictions of sacred buildings ... ...

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... Greek architectural style as decoration, they took liberties with it, and transformed many aspects of column, arch and pediment use immensely. The basic building material of the Greek civilization was MARBLE, a strong stone that could be shaped to give great precision of line and detail. Th Romans introduced concrete. Concrete was important to the Romans because it allowed them to build ... ...

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