Greco-Roman

American  

[gree-koh-roh-muhn, grek-oh-] / ˌgri koʊˈroʊ mən, ˌgrɛk oʊ- /

especially British, Graeco-Roman

adjective

1. of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics.

   the Greco-Roman influence.

2. pertaining to or designating a style of the fine arts developed in Rome or the Roman Empire from the middle of the 1st century b.c. to the early 4th century a.d., chiefly characterized by an apparent indebtedness to Greek forms or motifs modified by technological innovation, monumental scale, the combination of symbolic with narrative treatment of subject matter, and an emphasis on the commemorative aspect of a work of art.

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noun

1. a style of wrestling in which the contestants are forbidden to trip, tackle, and use holds below the waist.

Example Sentences

During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is fitting, in fact, to see her as the Mona Lisa of Greco-Roman Egypt, a woman of undeniable yet enigmatic beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is his huge reconstruction of the ancient Greco-Roman theater at Taormina.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greco-Roman wrestler Yaramenko was a member of the Ukrainian national team.

From BBC

Other wall-mounted falcon sculptures in wood, bronze and glass suggest sconces, trophies and Greco-Roman urns.

From The Wall Street Journal