Greek Influence On American Politics

The Greco Roman Traditions ideas of democracy influenced today’s American government . The Greco Roman tradition includes the ideas from the two ancient civilizations, Greece and Rome. Some valuable ideas about government came from the Greek city state Athens. Athens was the first city state to adopt direct democracy, direct democracy allows the assembly of ordinary citizens to make decisions, the Athens democracy required that all citizens were to vote on major issues. One idea that Athenians believed was that all citizens have a responsibility. One important duty of an Athenian was to serve on juries, a body of people sworn to verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. Not only did Athens’s ideas of about

In this paper, I intend to show that ancient Athenian democracy influenced western political thought, specifically, western democracies. By influencing such modern day democracies, ancient Greek culture remains a presence in contemporary life.

First, Greek and American democracy has almost the same amount of nationalism and patriotism saw in the people. For instance, the Athenian individuals respected their energy and presence exceptionally. "Pericles says in regard to his policy: Remember that the motivation behind why Athens has the best name in all the world is on the grounds that she has never offered into affliction. However, has spent more life and work in fighting than some other states. Like this

The Greeks and the Romans were among the most influential societies in the history of the world. Evidence of Greek or Roman influence can be found in almost every culture or country that has ever existed. Though both cultures were different in practice and incredibly competitive with one another, their politics and their beliefs set the stage for future civilizations, including those of the modern world. In particular, the values and practices of Greek and Roman citizenship and politics, more than any other cultures, influences American policies today in terms of values, government, and self-image.

The great historian, Herodotus, who is also known as the “father of history,” wrote many books on the Greek culture. Herodotus describes the cultural values of the Greeks in his detailed work, The Histories. Because the book concentrates on the Greek and Persian wars, he also writes about the values of the Persians. In his account of the Greek and Persian wars, Herodotus describes the different values of the Greek culture and the Persian culture in this famous book. From reading this work of Herodotus, it becomes clear that the values which each of these two cultures held, differed greatly.

The most distinctive feature of Greek political culture lay in the extent of popular participation in political life that occurred within the city-states. This participation was based on the unique ideas of “citizenship,” of free people running the affairs of state, and of equality for all citizens before the law. Political participation in Greek city-states was much wider than in Persia, but it varied considerably between city-states and over time. Early in Greek history, only the wealthy and wellborn had the rights of full citizenship, but middle- and lower-class men gradually obtained these rights in some city-states.

Persia and Greece were beautiful and prosperous empires and where the most influential of their time. In this essay I will talk about the two main empires’ political structures and their economy and I will also state similarities and differences between the two empires. The two empires’ political structures might have varied greatly but their economies were very similar. Even though they had differences and had major battles they were still the ideal empires of their time.

The Greeks didn’t begin coming to America until the 1800’s. Most of the Greeks that came to America were impoverished and looking for a better life, the American dream. In the film the people being interviewed described how most of their relatives who migrated to America came with a penny in their pocket or a loaf of bread under their arm. After their arrived in America by boats through New York, they were able to open restaurants and start their businesses within weeks of arriving. Since making food only requires hard labor, they were able to sell their cheese, olives and pastries to earn money and eventually own a restaurant. The Greeks were willing to work hard and to sacrifice for their families to receive a better life. Some of them came

Political parties as we know them did not begin to develop until the late 1600s. The ancient Greeks, who were pioneers in developing democracy, had no organized political parties in the modern sense. The senate of the ancient Romans had two groups that represented people with different interests — the Patricians and the Plebeians. The Patricians represented noble families. The Plebeians represented the wealthy merchants and the middle class. Although these two groups often mingled, at times they voted as factions, or parties, on particular issues that were important to the groups they represented.

The ancient Greeks built complex ideas around simple things, while the Romans celebrated complicated buildings and gatherings. Both helped to lay the framework of modern America. Although the Roman empire impacted the foundations of America, the Greeks gave America its roots in trade, architecture, and culture. Though the Greeks were further away in time than the Romans, the contributions the Greeks made had more lasting power on modern American society. Greece and Rome both influenced America’s techniques of trade, but Greece’s lack of resources and its way of solving the problem shines through in America.

After the defeat of the Persians in 479 B.C., Athens dominated Greece politically, economically, and culturally. The Athenians organized a confederacy of allies to ensure the freedom of the Greek cities in the Aegean islands and on the coast of Asia Minor. Members of the so-called Delian League provided either ships or a fixed sum of money that was kept in a treasury on the island of Delos, sacred to Apollo. With control of the funds and a strong fleet, Athens gradually transformed the originally voluntary members of the League into subjects. By 454/453 B.C., when the treasury was moved from Delos to the Athenian Akropolis, the city had become a wealthy imperial power. It had also developed into the first democracy. All adult male citizens participated in the elections and meetings of the assembly, which served as both the seat of government and a court of law.

Of all the civilizations we have to choose from, I think the Ancient Greek Civilization was the most successful. They may not have been the most powerful civilization of the ancient times, but their influence on modern day government and philosophy is unsurpassed. Greece had great influence on the Roman Empire and continues to effect modern times. The Greeks continue to have a great impact on modern democracy.

Social and cultural values and ideas played a critical role from the Greeks to modern civilization. The legacy of Greek culture continues to influence our culture today. The Greeks introduced our modern civilization to numerous ideas and values. Some of them include detail to sculptures, patterns on pottery, and the introduction to materials that we still use today. Greek art, literature, and political thought have also influenced society for centuries, and still continue to influence us today.The Greeks set the foundations for modern civilization which include art,government,science,and sports.

I agree with your ending sentence, "Had those two wars not taken place the “west” now would look incredibly different not only physically with architectural style but even more so with the style of politics.". It is thanks to ancient Greece that we where able to actually have a base for western civilization. Without there art, architecture, and philosophy things would be indeed be different; in addition, to the style of politics. One thing that I would like to add is that I really see why Sparta felt as if the Athens where thefts, if my surrounds where dieing and another nation refused to help I'd be quiet ticked off. Also Sparta was quiet roughtless from the start which did necessary help prevent the war.

Although political institution served as the backbone of society;Greek and Roman have commonality and differences in terms of their nature of political thought, varying political ideas and unique concept of political institution that must be given emphasizes.