Question

What is the statue of Commodus an example of?

a. The use of Greek mythical heroes for propaganda
b. The importance of monumental scale to the Romans.
c. The importance of Etruscan deities in Roman religion
d. The influence of Greek sculptors
e. The importance of mystery religions

Answer 1

a. The use of Greek mythical heroes for propaganda

Step-by-step explanation:

The statue of Commodus is actually a statue of Hercules, the mythical greek demigod, and son of Zeus.

What the emperor Commodus intended with the statue, was to draw a comparison between himself and the figure of Hercules: what the Greek hero represents: strenghts and divinity.

For this reason, it can be said that the main function of the statue was to use Greek mythical figures for political propaganda.