The Greco Roman World

In examining the impact that the ancient world has had on modern Western civilization, the two ancient civilizations which are frequently understood as having had the greatest influence are Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. These two civilizations would eventually come to shape much of what would become the modern European culture, politics and society, and by extension, a vast proportion of global culture and society. In examining the trajectory of modern history in an era of globalization of Western ideas and modes of living, the importance of these civilizations in world history is extensive, contributing to cultural, political and social trends which may well dominate the globe in the future.

From around 500 to 300 B.C.E, in Ancient Greece, the area had many contributions to modern Western civilization. Ancient Greece influenced Western civilization politically and socially. Ancient Greece influenced Western civilization with the spread of democracy and impacted Western civilization socially with its style of architecture using columns and the ancient Olympics.

Ancient Greece became a very influential civilization. Founded by the Minoans who first moved to the island of Crete in around 2000 B.C and lasted to about 1400 B.C. The Minoans developed an advanced civilization and expressed their culture in their constructed palaces. Great monuments were reached at Greece’s Golden Age from around 500 B.C to 300 B.C. They created long lasting contributions in subjects such as Philosophy, Military, Health, and Government.

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The greek people are so unaware of what is about to happen and it truly heartbreaking that this is is the twilight of the hole greek civilization. Nevertheless this period is so fascinating and interesting this is the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenistic age begun after the death of Alexander the grate. Like I said earlier he left no new successor so this caused in fighting and the empire was divided up against the wars generals they .There were three empires would form there would dynasts from Alexander's empire; there was Antigonids in Macedonia and Greece, the Seleucids in Perissa and the ptolemies in Egypt. The people did not go back to their way of life because they were ruled by greeks and macedonians, so the local

“She was born with a bow in hand.” They’d always say. As I would stride past them on cobblestone pathways, my instrument case hefty on my arm, I could hear them muttering and mumbling to themselves.

Another way that Hellenism spread after the conquests of Alexander was because the people of power in some of the states that were previously conquered by Alexander believed that they could gain even more power if they adopted Hellenistic culture. This was true for leaders in Syria, Egypt, Rome, Judea, Africa and Carthage. The spreading of Hellenism after Alexander's conquest also greatly changed the Mediterranean, and brought a different culture to different parts of the world, which helped create new ideas and inventions. Rome, Judea and Carthage all had different reactions as Hellenistic culture spread. Some embraced it with arms wide open and for others not so much they wanted no part of it at all.

The Hellenistic civilization marked an important time in Greek culture. This was the period between 323 and 31 BC, at one point the Greek society changed from being withdrawn and localized to an aggressive multinational, unprotected, and eager culture that infused together southwest Asia and eastern Mediterranean. The Hellenistic world involved many different people but the Greeks’ thinking and way of life influenced most of the matters.1 Every aspect related to culture followed the beliefs of the Greeks and this led to the Greek language becoming established, as the official language of this area. The following arguments are centralized around

Ancient Greece and Rome are some of the most famous time periods in the world, but what influenced them? Ancient Greece lasted roughly from 1000-400 B.C.E while ancient Rome was from 753 B.C.-476 A.D (Cole and Symes, 75). The Greek alphabet was influenced by Phoenician sea traders and their art was mostly influenced by Egypt and western Asia. On the other hand, Rome was influenced by the Greek and derived the alphabet, many of their religious beliefs, and much of their art (Cole and Symes, 147). Ancient Greece and Rome were influenced by the Ancient Near East sedentary societies through art, religion, and architecture.

Hellenism had a great influence during the time of the early church. The language and culture of the Hellenistic world was Greek. This pagan influence was Hellenistic influence and we can find scripture that shows the early Christian church being persecuted by the Hellenist. Acts 9:29, "And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him." Some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, preached to the Hellenists, having the hand of the Lord with them, converting many to

Judaism and Christianity During The Roman Empire By: Deonna Weil Vance History 111 World Civilization before 1650 Professor Joseph Esposito August 20, 2014 In order to decorously portray the evolution of Judaism and Christianity the reader needs to know how Israel was conquered by the Roman Empire. The reader also needs to know how Christianity developed from the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Even though Christianity developed out of the Jewish religion both religions have their differences.

Ancient Greece and Rome have continued to influence the modern world tremendously. The Greeks and Romans have impacted our architecture and art today. The Greeks actually created most of the architecture, however, the Romans imitated most of it. They copied the domes, arches, and vaults from the Greeks. The Romans created bath houses which are just like pools. Today people have pools in their backyard. The Romans have influenced people to have “bath houses”. Because of the creation of the Colosseum in Rome, there are numerous stadiums in the modern world. The Greeks also created three different style columns; the Doric, Ionic, and the Corinthians. The Greeks and Romans have definitely impacted the modern world in architecture and art.

Greece and Rome through 1800 B.C. to 476 A.D. THE ANCIENT GREEKS AND ANCIENT ROMANS LIVED THROUGHOUT THE TIMES OF 800B.C. AND 476A.D. THE GREEKS WHO INHABITTED THE CITY-STATES OF SPARTA AND ATHENS, AND THE ROMANS WHO LIVED, OF COURSE, IN ROME. THE GREEKS AND ROMANS WERE DIFFERENT IN THEIR VIEWS OF RELIGION AS SEEN IN ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE AND PHILOSOPHY. ARCHITECTURE POST-MODERNISM CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE SUPREME ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GREEKS.

The Roman empire quickly extended, governing most of modern-day Europe and parts of Africa and Asia. Due to its large territorial holdings, the empire had a population of well over fifty million people, speaking many diverse languages and possessing many different mythological and religious traditions. With such a variety of people, it was impossible for the empire to set a single set of traditions and keep it viable, so as a result they absorbed the myths of the territories they had vanquished. Some of the major gods and goddesses of the Roman empire were adopted directly from Greek mythology while others were reclarified and renamed. To an extent, the Roman empire thought of Egyptian, Greek, and Celtic myths as their own due to the inhabitants

The civilizations that I decided to elaborate on are Greece, Rome, and Persian. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the similarities and differences of these civilizations. These civilizations will be analyzed in the area of their cultural, social, political, economic, diplomatic and military collating. Greece, Rome, and Persian are very distinctive and fascinating civilization. From the information I have learned through the semester will help me sharply juxtapose the cultures.