Rome and the Hellenistic Movement of the Romans

Many valuable pieces were taken to rome and displayed in his ovation. He was unable to put on a proper triumph due to the war in sicily not being brought to a conclusion. And there they would adorn private homes and public buildings. The fate of syracuse served as an ominous prelude, the first of many hellenistic cities that would be put to the sword and plundered by the roman legions. Greek authors like plutarch and polybius generally frowned upon the act, viewing it as uncouth.

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