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The Romans were deeply influenced by the Greeks and the Roman elites looked up to them. Their education was in Greek as well as in Latin and they spoke fluently. Some went to Greece to study Greek philosophy. Their education was modelled on that of the Greeks and they had Greek libraries as well as Latin libraries The Romans adopted the Epicurean and the Stoic schools of Greek philosophy. Their architecture and sculpture were modelled on Greek styles. The influence of Greek mythology came through the absorption of elements of Greek religion.
Greek influence started very early on in Roman history. The Greeks established colonies (settlements) in southern Italy in the 8th and 7th century BC. Being a more advanced civilisation, their arrival had a big impact on all the Italic peoples they came in contact with during the archaic (early) period. This led to the adoption and adaptation of the western Greek alphabet by all Italic peoples, including the Latins (the Romans were Latins). Greek motifs for pottery decoration and Greek architectural styles were adopted by the Etruscans. Etruscan civilisation arose out of trade with and influence by these Greeks in what has been called the orientalising period. Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the archaic Latins were also involved in this process and that there was influenced by the Greeks of Cumae (a Greek city near Naples) as well as the Etruscans.
Already the 6th century BC the Romans started using the books of the Sibylline who were Greek oracles, some of whom lived in Cumae in Italy. They also adopted the Greek god Apollo, who was an oracular god (that is he was the god of the oracles) his son Asclepius, who mediated Apollo's association with medicine and healing, and the mythology linked with these two gods. They also adopted the Greek twin gods Castor and Pollux and the mythology associated with them by the late 5th century. The Romans turned Heracles, the Greek mythological hero (whom they called Hercules) into a god because he was said to have killed Cacus, a fire-breathing giant who was terrorising the Roman countryside and founded an altar near the city during his 10th labour. During the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) they 'imported' Cybele (whom they called Magna Mater, Great Mother) a Greek goddess because the books sibylline oracles said that with this Rome could defeat Carthage.
Besides adopting some Greek gods, at one point the Romans linked their gods to the Greek gods and their associated mythologies.
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∙ 12y agoIt's all part of cultural borrowing: conquests
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∙ 11y agoThe Greek Empire was before the Roman Empire and many people say that the Greeks are really advanced in things like math.
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Who came first the Greeks or the Romans?
First the Egyptians, then Arabs, Ethiopians, Libyans, Macedonians, Romans. As you can see, Egypt was ruled by many groups. However if you want an answer simply between Greeks and Romans, it was the Greeks who were in Egypt as rulers before the Romans.
What ideas did the Romans take from the Greeks?
They borrowed Stoicism
How did Romans borrow ideas and ways from the Etruscans?
Rome grew at the expense of the Etruscans by absorbing their culture and displacing them. Historians know very little about the Etruscans even though they established 12 city states that traded with the Greeks. As their power grew they edged out other northern people, but with the emergence of Rome their civilization waned. It can be said that what Rome created was because of the Etruscans and by using the art, government, trading foundations they were able to build a growing Empire.
Who were more medically advanced the Greeks or the Romans. why?
A qualified, definitely the Romans. The Romans learned their medical knowledge from the Greeks, but they improved many of the surgical instruments and medicines handed down from the Greeks. Their military hospitals were the most advanced the the ancient world and their types of surgical instruments are still used today. It wasn't until the nineteenth century that "modern" improvements were made in the medical field.
Why do you think the Romans borrowed many ideas from greek culture?
All cultures (or civilizations) borrow from other cultures. This can be done by various means such as, war, trade, intellectual contact. At the time of the Roman expansion, the Greek culture was predominant in the area. Sicily was Greek and southern Italy itself was heavily populated with Greek cities. It was inevitable that Greek ideas would merge with the Roman practicability.
Why did the Romans borrow many ideas from the Greeks?
The Greek Empire was before the Roman Empire and many people say that the Greeks are really advanced in things like math.
Which civilization did the Romans borrow many of their ideas and culture?
They used the Greek culture.
Romans derived much of their art and mythology and many of their religious ideas from who?
From the ancient Greeks.
Were the Greeks around before the Italians?
The Greeks and Italians were both around at the same time. However, the Greeks experienced social and technological advancement sooner than the Italians. The Italians, known as the Romans, eventually conquered the Greeks and adopted many of their ideas and practices.
Who gave lions their name?
Romans and Greeks gave many animals their names. The Romans called them Leo and the Greeks leon
Who came first the Greeks or the Romans?
First the Egyptians, then Arabs, Ethiopians, Libyans, Macedonians, Romans. As you can see, Egypt was ruled by many groups. However if you want an answer simply between Greeks and Romans, it was the Greeks who were in Egypt as rulers before the Romans.
How was Christianity unlike that of the Greeks or the Romans religion?
The Greeks and Romans have many gods (polytheism) but Christianity only has one God (monotheism).
What ideas did the Romans take from the Greeks?
They borrowed Stoicism
From whom did the Romans get many of their gods and beliefs?
Greeks
How did the Greeks and Romans differ in their view of ares?
The Greeks and Romans differ in their view of Ares in that the Greeks viewed him solely as a violent God. He is known as the God of war but had many other attributes in Roman lore.
Where did the Romans get their many ideas?
Probably from the mysterious Etruscans who once ruled the Romans.
What means to believe in many gods like the Romans and Greeks did?
Polytheism.
