The two things that Dan Ferguson mentions in the passage that keeps most actors going is the possibility of fame and possibility of making a lot of money
A decrease in predators
Lack of available mates after the flood
An increase in available living space
The title of this example of art is Sarcophagus of the church of Santa Maria Antiqua.
It does contain Christian symbolism that was unrecognizable by pagans. It was also possibly made to be the tomb of a rich Christian living in the third century. It was made in 275 CE and contains the representations of many Biblical and non-biblical people.
