However, multicolored pictorial mosaics proved ill - suited to the needs of the early empire. Great urban growth during the first century C.E. led to increased demand for quicker and cheaper mosaic work.
परंतु, रंगीबेरंगी कुट्टिमचित्रांचे चित्रलेख प्राचीन रोमी साम्राज्याची गरज पूर्ण करू शकले नाहीत.