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The Romans were a republic and they got many of their ideas from the Greeks. The men who helped create the government of the U.S. were educated, well read men who not only read the great thinkers and writers of their time, but also read history, government and the ancient thinkers. They were very open to new ideas and to make the world a better place. While in Paris Jefferson bought over 2000 books. Washington commented that to keep a democratic government the population must be educated.
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RossRoman (civil) law was at the time at the basis of most legislation in Europe. Although the US Constitution itself is largely based on the ideas of Montesquieu and other Enlightenment thinkers, the Founding fathers (at least those who had studied Law) would be heavily influenced by the principles of Roman civil law when drawing up other laws..
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Who did the Greeks and Romans believe the world as being governed by?
The ancient Romans and ancient Greeks believed that their pagan gods had a great influence on earthly events.
How did the Romans build on the legal ideas of the ancient Greeks?
the greek influence was only in philosophy and art
Why did the Romans used the Greek gods but changed their names?
The 'Roman Names' were worshiped and known to the Romans before the Greek; when the Greek people were conquered, their gods and goddesses were incorporated into the Roman gods and goddesses; so it is that it is near impossible to now tell the difference between the two. That, by the way, was a common practice of the Romans, adopting the gods and goddesses of the people they conquered/ruled.
What is Odysseus' Latin name?
The Greek epic hero Odysseus was known to the Romans as Ulixes (the phonetic changes are probably due to the fact that the Romans got the name via the Etruscan language, and not directly from Greek). "Ulixes" sometimes appears in Latin as "Ulysses" under the influence of the original Greek form.
Who were the roman slaves called?
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