Throughout time art has played a major role. Many people over time have used self image to control and persuade people to be on their side. This technic of using image to control and persuade people was first used by the warrior of stonehenge.
During this time most people wore sheep skin, the warrior of stonehenge gain control of people by wearing expensive jewelry and nice cloth. One piece of jewelry that he wore were two gold hair pieces. These hair pieces were told to be the most valuable accessory at the time. The warrior of stonehenge was also found buried with over 100 of his belongings most people at the time were only buried with a few of their belongings. Another person who used self image to control was Darious. One way
Darious showed he had power was he carried a bow around. The bow was to show the persians that he was a leader and in control. When ever Darious was portrayed in a photo he was draw with a bow in his hand to show his leadership. The next ruler that used art to portray leadership was Alexander the great. Alexander the great was mainly known for his brilliant military strategy and ability to conquer massive amount of land.
Alexander the great was even well known before he was even king. Before he was king he had a portrait drawn for him which showed his power and strength. Alexander the great was also one of the first ruler to put his face on a coin. the face on the coin would spread throughout the people and show everyone how much power he had. The last ruler we learned about was Augustine. Augustine came from a modernist camp and was not well liked by the republican people. For Augustine to become ruler he had to pursued the republican people to like him. Augustine changed his appearance and used
art to achieve the republican people support. Augustine gain support by the republican people simply by changing his appearance. This is how art played a major role in the past and how image was