In Hellenistic literature, romantic love was a dominant theme, with both its miseries and joys, its complications and temptations. Hellenistic romances, such as The Ephesian Story, and The Ethiopian Story, arose especially during the late Hellenistic Age (323–30 BC).
What became known as the Greek romance, was the forerunner of the modern novel.
Verrocchios reputation as one of the great relief sculptors of the 15th century was clearly established with his cenotaph or memorial in the cathedral at pistoia
