The average Roman peasant would have been exposed to more ornamentation in their life than the typical American. You'd have to count ornamentation very selecti

The average Roman peasant would have been exposed to more ornamentation in their life than the typical American. You'd have to count ornamentation very selectively for that to be true. Every corporate logo is ornamental. A modern American farmer probably encounters more ornamentation before they get into their ornamentally bright-green tractor. The rivet in their pants is ornamental, the mirror-polish on the bezel of their phone is ornamental, the 'World's Best Mom' on their coffee mug is ornamental, etc.