What did Ancient Rome learn from Ancient Greek?

Answer 1

Rome built many aspects of its culture based on what the Greeks did. Their art was so closely related that historians speak of Greco-Roman art. Architecture also took several examples from Greece. It's worth noting, however, that niether the arch nor the aqueduct came from Greece. The Romans adopted those ideas from the Etruscans. Religion in early Rome basically worshipped the Greek gods under new names. They also developed quite a few philosophies based on Greek philosophy. Earlier teachings led them to come up with stoicism, but that itself is pretty unique to Rome. They also took governmental ideas from the Greeks. It is worth noting that because the Greek city-states were never grouped any closer than the Delian league at the time of the Peloponesian War, every city-state governed itself differently. The Romans adopted democracy from Athens, but changed it to a representative form. Eventually, they evolved into an empire, but also had experience with monarchy, oligarchy and tyranny. One thing that did not pass from Greece to Rome was agriculture. The Greeks raised mainly goats and olives, which were suited to the mountainous terrain on the Peloppenesus. The Romans had the advantage of flat terrain with good soil and water, which allowed for grain to be grown and a wider variety of livestock to be raised.