Around 2,000 years ago the technique of glassblowing was developed under the Romans, and glass began to become less of a luxury item. Indeed, the material now took its place in Western culture, with almost all of the main glassmaking skills, including cameo engraving, coloring, casting, cutting and grinding, being mature by this time.
大約兩千年前，羅馬人發明了吹玻璃的技術，使得玻璃不再昂貴奢侈，成為西方生活文化的一部份，幾乎所有重要的玻璃製作技術，像是浮刻、彩繪、鑄造、切割或磨刻等等都已發展成熟。