ADALYA, cilt.8, ss.89-119, 2005 (AHCI)
The art of the era of the Roman Empire had developed Upon a rich Hellenistic Underlying structure, moreover, it has been generally thought to be a copy of it. But, in the Roman period, with its technological development, relationships and extensive trade between regions there occurred over time the formation of original styles combining different elements. Increasing wealth had increased the attention that was paid towards aesthetics and visual arts in this period and the different parts of architectural decoration, whose aim was embellishment, combining with the other local artistic movements, formed a developing stylistic chronology. The archituctural decoration of buildings, walled tombs and wall paintings are today the remnants that survive to reflect this style of combination very well.