By the Middle of the Third Century BCE, Artists Could

question 4

Multiple Choice

By the middle of the third century BCE, artists could approximate the effects of true paintings through the use of tiny, cut stones called

• A) sestertii.
• B) tesserae.
• C) cubicula.
• D) alae.

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