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Ancient Greece : Why Is It Better Than Greece?

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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” - Socrates. I believe that Greece was better than Rome because they impacted the U.S. more through entertainment and gods and religion.
One reason I believe that Greece is better is because they have given us great things when it comes to entertainment. First, they gave us the Olympics and this is an event that most countries around the world are involved in still to this day. Every 4 years it bring most of the countries around the world together to play games. It promotes peace through the games because they are brought together to have fun and play games. The soul purpose of the Olympics was to bring countries together, get more money, and provide more jobs. To this day countries are still brought together for these games. Also, I believe that Greece is better because of literature. Because of them we have books and movies wouldn’t be in the context that they are in. The people of Ancient Greece created productions of drama like epics and plays. Some of the epics were “The Iliad” and “the Odyssey”. Some epics that you might know are Harry Potter, The Percy Jackson Series, and The Lord of the Rings. If it wasn’t for the Ancient Greeks we would not have this stuff today. Lastly, they had one of the best philosophers of their time. Aristotle was one the top philosophers of Ancient Greece. The are estimated to be about 200 pieces of his work but most of his stuff was notes and manuscript drafts. Aristotle's work ended up

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