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Essay on The Roman and Grecian Effects on Society

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There are many areas in today’s society that reflect empires from early in human history. Much influence can be found from the Roman and Grecian empires, more than from any other sources. The basic forming of our own government can be traced back to the ideals that formed the Roman and Greek governments, paying attention their strengths and also to what caused the demise of those societies as well. (teachergenius.teachtci.com) Let us examine the Roman influences and facts first.
Roman Governmental Influence: There was almost a caste system of sorts, an upper class of government which consisted of the Senatorial class which were rich and had much political clout. Consuls were the highest civil and military magistrates. They were …show more content…

(Roman Achievements.com) The empire was so large that there are many cities today that were founded by the Romans. London, the capital of the United Kingdom was founded by the Romans, it was originally named Londinium. Cologne, Germany was founded by the Romans as well, and named Colonia Agrippina. The Romans also achieved world fame with their incredible army. Soldiers served until sixty years of age, and for their service upon retiring, they were granted land as payment. (Encounters in World History, pg. 166) The Roman army was quite formidable; much of the Roman Empire was built upon their war conquests.
Roman Linguistic Influence: As the Roman Empire expanded, so did their language. The language spoken by Roman soldiers was Latin, and there are the many languages which in time developed from it. French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish... All these languages developed from Latin. Latin is still the language of the Catholic Church. The Pope is still today called the Pontifex Maximus, which means the greatest high-priest. Along with the language, the Roman alphabet is what most of us still use today in the western world. We have added a few letters to it, like W, but it is much still the same alphabet used by the Romans.
Roman Literary Influence: One of the most prominent influences is the development of laws that mirrored many of the Roman Empire’s laws. In 451 BC they wrote them down on twelve plates made of bronze, which became known as

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