Week 6: Malia Comparison of Arthur Evans and the Romans

From discussing the way that the Romans practically altered all of the original Greek sculptures that we see today as Greek, I couldn't help but emphasize the way that this is similar to how Arthur Evans rebuilt Knossos. I find it amazing that we look at both the Palace at Knossos and many Greek sculptures through the eyes of its reconstructors. I saw such a strong connection with the reconstructions done by both Arthur Evans and the Romans. It is amazing that we base everything we learn about Greek art on a Roman copy, and it really makes me wonder how different the original were from the copies we look at today. I think it would be extremely interesting if we had that chance to go back in time to compare the original and the reconstruction. Through this comparison we may be able to learn a little more about the Roman culture by analyzing to what degree of creditibility the copy was constructing and how close the two models are.