The Greco-Roman World (relationships between Greece and Rome)?

Question

All right, guys. Here’s a question for everyone.

Rome developed a civilization that she (Rome) borrowed from Greece. She incorporated Greek culture into the empire with little, some, or great deal of modification. Describe the Greco-Roman world and the modifications necessary to make a fit. How did posterity benefit?

What did Rome take from Greece?
What kind of modifications? Military? Education? Politics? Laws?
How did the future generations benefit from the Roman Empire?

Answer 1

Haven't got time to answer in full, will come back and expand later. For now, an amazing parallel between ancient Greeks and Romans , is the relationship between present day United States and it's 'parent' and Imperial predescessor, Great Britain.

Think about it........

The USA developed a 'civilisation' ( firmly Anglo-Saxon oriented ) that she borrowed from Britain. She incorporated British culture into her ( post-WW II ) 'empire', with varying amounts of modification. The characteristics of the Graeco-Roman world and that of the present era a largely identical with a few technological advances, although both the Greeks and more so the Romans ( further north so they needed it more ) had indoor plumbing and central heating for their dwellings.

Posterity benefitted under that Imperial transfer in pretty much the same way as it does now, we trade one exploiter for another, the clothes change, the speech, and so on, but the currency remains the same, priviledged over-class leeching upon the majority of the intentionally kept poor.

What Rome took from Greece was culture and style, and turned it into Romeywood, much like Hollywood has done to British history, mangled it beyond all recognition.

Modifications ? Not much, just more and more of the same. Military more dosh, more toys for the boys.
Education.............eeerrr.......best not even mention that.
Politics...despite brave efforts to suggest that the US invented 'democracy', in fact through it's stultifying 'Lobby' system it has turned 'Grace and Favour' into 'Disgrace and Ordure'.
Laws...hmmm.well the laws of the USA are fairly good, as they go, but it's not about the law, it's the practise of it, and the enforcement. On both counts a miserable turn out.

How will future generations benefit from the US Empire, well, one thing is that it is going to be remarkably short-lived, so whatever it's shortcomings they won't be around to bother too many for too long. In the longer term maybe we will all learn some valuable lessons......things to avoid in future.

The Greeks were eclipsed for a while by the Romans, but it the Greek cultural legacy that really had stamina, and now the two can be seen in counterpoint contrast. Unfortunately I doubt that the British and American 'cousins' will ever appear in such a distinguishable light, too close by half.

Answer 2

Rome was already superior militarily to Greeece. That's why Rome conquered Greece about 145 BC. In particular, Rome had developed the legion, which was superior to the Macedonian phalanx, which in turn had beaten the three lines of Greek hoplites.

Rome had also developed a superior rule of law. Law and administration were Roman hallmarks beyond the waning of Roman rule in western Europe. As late as AD 438, eastern emperor Theodosius II codified Roman law, which served as a guidepost to barbarian tribes settling in the empire. Justinian about 525 issued a law code famous to this day.

Roman education was always a crude affair. It consisted of brutal memorization and the setting of essays about useless topics.

From Greece, the Romans got the Greek language, Greek literature, Greek philosophy and science.

For the benefit of future generations from the Roman empire, look at a map of Europe. North of the Rhine and Danube, there are Germanic languages. South, Romance languages.

Answer 3

with the aid of the existence of the Roman Empire the jap empire. east of Greece, replaced into in maximum cases Greek in its outlook and language. Greek in fact became the language of the Byzantine Empire to the quantity that Emperors have been called Basileus, that's a Greek observe.