Though many sculptors were remunerated by the temples to adorn the sophisticated columns and archways with renderings of the gods, as the period came to a close, it became more common for sculptors to represent ordinary people as well because plenty of Greeks had begun to think of their religion as superstitious rather than sacred. Portraiture, which would be accepted by the Romans upon their annexation of Greek society became conventional as well, and thriving families would sometimes commission a rendering of their forebears to be added in immense familial tombs. The use of sculpture and other art forms differed over the years of The Greek Classical period, a time of artistic growth when the arts had more than one goal. It could be the advanced quality of Greek sculpture that grabs our awareness today; it was on a leading-edge practice of the ancient world whether it was established for religious reasons or aesthetic pleasure.
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