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The Mediterranean Sea.
The overpopulated Greeks shipped off their surplus populations to seize new land and establish their own city-states. Over 2,000 were established around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.
The ancient Greeks lived in cities (poleis) along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Roman culture was affected by every civilization it conquered to one degree or other. However, the largest influence was that of the ancient Greeks. Romans looked to them for political, social, and spiritual concepts.
Decedents of the city of Atlantis, later Greeks
Other cultures were influenced by ancient Greek culture because they had established so many colonies throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Westerly at least as far as Sicily and the Southern Italian peninsula, Greek colonies came into contact with other cultures. Many of which were not as advanced as the Greeks and by this they were influenced in a positive way. Greeks also expanded into the eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea and came into contact with peoples in Syria, Judea among other nations. Their "Hellenistic" culture brought with them the great philosophers of ancient Greece and methods of government. Greek culture also became an influence because of the Roman empire. In many ways, the conquered Greeks, became a significant influence in ancient Rome. As Rome expanded, it not only brought with them Roman culture but also the Hellenistic culture of Greece.
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The principal thing which made them Greek was their common culture and language. They retained this culture throughout the colonies they established. There was no suggestion of accepting local cultures in the areas they colonized around the Mediterranean and Black Seas. In fact, when Alexander the great took over the Persian Empire, he acted positively to introduce Greek culture throughout it, believing it to be superior and 'civilising'.
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The Mediterranean Sea.
The role of Greek epics and mythology was to explain the nature of the world and the basis for their culture. They help in understanding the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece.
the Greeks preserve their culture in legend, myth and epic poetry such as the slaying of Medusa
In ancient times, groups of adventurous and profit-minded Greeks established colonies throughout the Mediterranean Basin and Black Sea coastal areas for primarily economic purposes. These colonies were mainly established during the Archaic Period of Greece, that is, in the 700s and 600s BC (or, BCE).
The overpopulated Greeks shipped off their surplus populations to seize new land and establish their own city-states. Over 2,000 were established around the Mediterranean and Black Sea littorals.
The Etruscans developed a rich trade with the Greeks and with the Celts of North Italy and developed a form of writing. They influenced and were absrbed into the rising Roman empire.
The ancient Greeks lived in cities (poleis) along the coasts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas.