What did th roman borrow from t Greeks?

Answer 1

The Romans adopted a number of Greek deities, Apollo, Asclepius, Castor and Pollux, and Cybele (whom they called Magna Mater, Great Mother), and linked their gods to the Greek gods. They bought the books of the Sibyllines of Cumae, who were Greek oracles whom lived in the Greek city of Cumae, near Naples. They adopted the Greek way of building temples. Latin literature emerged from plays which were either translations of Greek plays or modelled on plays and forms of drama and comedies from Greece. Roman theatres were inspired by those of the Greeks. However, whilst the seating of Greek theatres were always built on hillsides, the Romans also built theatres with their own foundations which could be built on flat land. From Augustus onwards, they modelled their statues on the Hellenistic ones. They also copied statues on those of great Greek sculptors. The Romans also adopted Greek medicine, Greek sports and some Greek siege machines, including the ballista (a crossbow-like catapult) which they greatly improved.