The Importance Of Greek Columns In Ancient Rome

Without the positive influences of Ancient Greece, modern day society might be a civilization of sick, nonconformist, overweight people. Thankfully, the Ancient Greeks spent time making contributions, which prevented that from happening. The Greeks used forethought, science, and philosophies to investigate platforms in medicine, democracy, and sports which allowed them to produce significant contributions to modern day society that are still being used today.

In addition to Politics and Science, Art and Architecture from Greece influenced Western civilization. The Athenians built many important building using long structures called columns, such as in the Parthenon (seen in document seven). These can be seen in many buildings across America, such as the Stock exchange and the Lincoln memorial. Another example of Athenian Art was the Olympics. You can see in document eight that the Greeks valued sports and were very athletic. This contribution still exists today all over the globe. Sports are very important to people of all

While both Roman and Greek cultures greatly influenced Western Civilization, Greeks contributed more to the western world than the Romans. The Greeks used their own ideas and thought of new ways to add to their culture, while the Romans mostly mixed and matched ideas from other civilizations and cultures to make their own. The Romans took up the inheritance of the Greeks adapted it to their own language and national traditions. (Grant 2)The Greeks introduced many new ideas and traditions, the most important being democracy - Athenian democracy in particular.

Document 6 shows a very popular style of Grecian architecture, the column or pillar, this style of architecture influenced worldly architecture as columns are found in architecture all over the world. The column or pillar has influenced the style of many political building in the U.S., such as the White House, The Lincoln Memorial and The Capitol Building, all containing columns in the front. In more modern architecture, columns can be seen in millions of homes and business buildings. Columns have become an extremely common form of architectural design among the world. Greece made social contributions to the world with their value towards athletes in sports, and their development of the Olympics and Olympic events. As shown in Document 7, is a sculpture of a man participating in a discus contest. In the sculpture, is shown a man holding a discus which was an event created and held in Ancient Grecian Olympics. The Ancient Greeks had influenced western civilization in the form of competitive sports competitions evolving into the modern Olympics which is now an important part of western and worldly culture. The ancient Greeks also valued their Olympics athletes almost as gods. The way that the man is depicted shows the Greeks valued strength, has influenced the fact that now children and adults in western civilizations idolize famous athletes and value their talents in sports, much like the way that in ancient Greece, sculptures were made and athletes were treated as

Athens contributed to western humanities in many ways especially in government. Athens was the first direct democracy in the world. The word democracy signifies the people hold the power. Athens gave its citizens the authority to participate in making of law and polices, but different from the United States for the US believes in a democratically based government that elects a representative to make decisions for the people. “In the democracy of ancient Athens, Athenian citizens exercised political power directly, thus—unlike the United States, where the power rests in the hands of the representatives of people—the citizens of Athens themselves held the authority to make the law and approve state policy” (Fierro36). Also, Athens democracy

The Greeks have city states and they were the first democracy, America adopted that idea. The city states had rulers who would protect the people by shielding them in castle like structures with high walls during war. A different idea America adopted from Greece is boys would be enlisted into the military when they became a man and America used the draft in some wars. Something that is different however is Greece unlike America could choose to keep their children or to possibly drop them off the nearest cliff. Despite the differences from Greece, America learned and gained democracy, literature, and history. The history recorded by the Athenians was about the lives they lead and encounters they had. Athenians are one of two types of people

It really flourished during the Fifth century and we have a lot of stuff due to them. Athens is arguably one of the oldest democracies that we know of and especially one of the most successful during that time. Because of them we have a government that’s very similar to what theirs was. I also think that Athens was a just society. They didn’t really go out of their way to pick on cities like Persia did, they were more so interested in protecting their way of life and all Greeks. They looked out for other Greek states and kept them safe, when they really didn’t have to. They did get greedy at times, but that’s understandable because they were anxious about the threat Persia posed to them. But I think most of the time they went out of their way to do the just and noble thing. You can tell my their democracy, everyone had a chance to be involved, it was about making the rich richer and the poor poorer. They wanted to make the standard of living for all Greeks

Though there were rulers, Athenian government was held primarily in the hands of the people of the citizens, thus making it a democratic system. This is beneficial to the Athenian slaves as it means that the voters are not voting for an elite group, but rather the entire group as a whole.

“Greek civilization is alive; it moves in every breath of mind that we breathe; so much of it remains that none of us in one lifetime could absorb it all.” Ancient Greeks are known to be one of the greatest and most advanced people and have left behind a legacy that helped define the Western civilization. Cultural diffusion helped spread Greek culture all over the world, and its effects can still be felt today in almost every aspect. Greek culture has greatly affected different parts of my daily life including architecture, food, government, inventions, music, religion, and education.

The had prosperous fields of barley and wheat that they prided themselves on. They were the true earth born in their eyes. Athenians were in their own little world since they were isolated from other states. They had superior skill in making pottery and it was the main merchant trade. They had a large gap between the rich Eupatrids and the poor countryside folk. The Eupatrids started to get to big of ahead and finally realized when they were beat by a village of pig-farmers that they could be defeated. They knew reform was needed and appointed Solon to do the job. He knew he needed to give some power back to the working class. He made them debt free and gave them the right to vote. Although this seemed awesome in the beginning, they quickly realized the stipulations. They would soon be in debt again, and they couldn’t voice their opinion about laws or issues that affected their lives. Athens did well after that, although they never left the aristocracy governing. It was indeed a democracy, but it was only for men to spread their opinion and common people to only vote.

The two ancient civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome were the best of the best during their time periods. Ancient Greece began around 2000 B.C. by the inhabitants known as the Mycenaean’s, followed by the Minoans. The Minoans built the foundation of Greece. The Roman Empire was founded around 753 B.C. by the two twins, Romulus and Remus. Romulus ended up killing Remus and built the city of Rome on one of seven rolling hills. Architecture was very important to both civilizations and they were always trying to out due the other. The architectural style of the Ancient Greeks and Romans was overall constructed and used differently.

democracy is a form of government in which people come together and make laws for the benefit of the country for example, here in the united states people have the right to vote, have equal rights, pursuit of happiness and practice in any religion of your choice. ancient athens did not have a true democracy. In ancient athens Women, free foreigners and slaves were excluded from voting, the government body could decide if you were a citizen or not. Also, women weren't allowed to vote unless they married a citizen. Therefor there constitution did not favor democracy.

The Greeks were very well managed and they developed a government for themselves. The Ancient Greece practiced democracy and the American society is practicing democracy also. Ancient Greece was a direct democracy, meaning not everybody was allowed to vote. The males could vote, but the

The ancient Romans created and borrowed fundamental types of concepts that made up buildings. The ideas that the Romans borrowed were basic ideas such as the column. A column is a vertical shaped pillar with the chief design concern of supporting a building. Most columns consist of three parts, the base, the shaft, and the capital. The shaft is usually cylindrical in shape. The Greeks had three basic types of columns, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. All three types have narrow fillets on them. These were small vertical slits that ran the length of the column. The Romans modified the column and added two types, Truscan and Composile. The columns became widely used in homes and temples in Greece and later in Rome ("Architecture").

The first example of the relationship between the Athenians and their democracy during the golden age was the diversity of political views that the Athenians followed. Too start in document 3 written by Isocrates an Athenian political statesman, orator, and writer and made in the year 346 BCE and the point they are trying to get across is that back then they did not have a political system/government which in turn made the people do whatever they wanted which was bad. Then in document 4 written by Aeschines an Athenian political statesmen, orator, and writer, and made in the year 330 BCE. The author's point of view from this document is that how the three forms of government, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy work and the principles of them are. Also in document 5 written by Thucydides an Athenian warrior, statesmen, and historian wrote in the year 410 BCE, what the author is trying to say it all the reason why democracies are good and the outcomes of it. Finally, in document 9 written by Aristotle in Aristotle’s Politics published in the year 326 BCE this document is about the author's hatred towards tyranny.