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Published: June 27, 2008
Louvre art exhibit portrays daily life in Roman Empire
By Heather Warlick
The "Roman Art from the Louvre ” exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art features many large, impressive statues, busts and other marble works of ancient artists that pay homage to the gods and goddesses of antiquity.

But Romans weren't all gods and goddesses. Average citizens, freedmen and slaves made up most of the Roman Empire's population, and relics of their daily lives are an important part of the "Roman ...

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