8. The Roman Influence 2

You often see frescoes like these depicting guys in togas and guys with shields hanging around standing in lines doing stuff. But what are they doing? The close up view is intriguing, it looks like an audition call or perhaps it's soldiers pay day? You have to marvel at the labor and skill it took to make all of these things, remember they had no electricity or modern conveniences. Nothing was mass produced. Considering how very few people are alive today who possess this depth of skill in most anything, can we really call it progress?