Editing Lucius Mummius Achaicus (section)

==Art==
His indifference to works of art and ignorance of their value is shown by his well-known remark to those who were contracted for the shipment of the treasures of Corinth to Rome, that "if they lost or damaged them, they would have to replace them."{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} He was, in other words, unaware that a "new-for-old-deal" was inappropriate for such valuable antiques.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary Beard|author-link=Mary Beard (classicist)|title=SPQR A History of Ancient Rome|date=9 November 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yKL4CQAAQBAJ&q=He%20was%2C%20in%20other%20words%2C%20so%20laughably%20boorish%20that%20he%20was%20unaware%20that%20a%20new-for-old%20deal%20was%20inappropriate%20for%20such%20valuable&pg=PT163|page=210|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=9781631491252}}</ref> Mummius plundered Corinth and sent home ship loads of its priceless art and rich furniture to Rome.<ref name="Dunstan">{{cite book|author1=William Dunstan|title=Ancient Rome|date=16 November 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xkOhwFzz1AkC&q=pg%2087&pg=PA87|page=87|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=9780742568341}}</ref> For the theatrical pageants exhibited by him he erected a theatre with improved acoustical conditions and seats after the Greek model, thus marking a distinct advance in the construction of places of entertainment.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}