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The Greeks had a longer lasting and deeper influence than the Etruscans. The Etruscans had an influence in the archaic (early days) of Rome's history. Then their civilisation decayed and disappeared. They became latinised.
Greek colonists (settlers) migrated to southern Italy in the 7th century BC. They were a more advanced civilisation and they had a big impact on the Italic peoples they came into contact with. The Etruscan civilisation arose from trade with and influence by these Greeks. The Etruscans adopted and adapted Greek art and architecture and the western Greek alphabet. Their civilisation was Greco-Etruscan.
Archaeological evidence has shown that Latin cities in the early days were influenced both by the Etruscans and the Greeks of Cumae, a city near Naples. During this period, these Greeks were archaic Greeks. Their civilisation developed further into what has been called the classical civilisation.
In the later classical period the Roman elite looked up the Greeks. They received a Greek education and spoke Greek. There were both Latin and Greek libraries in Rome. The Romans absorbed many Greek myths and some Greek gods. They linked their gods to the Greek ones. They adopted Greek sculptural and architectural models. Some Roman elite men were influenced by Epicureanism or Stoicism, two Greek schools of philosophy. Some of them went to Greece to study philosophy.
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Who influenced the Romans the most the Etruscans or the Greeks?
The Etruscans. They influenced Rome's daily life, government, and military, since they were the Romans.
Who had a great influence on the roman monothestic religion?
Romans religion was not monotheistic. Like the religions of most ancient peoples, it was polytheistic. Early Roman religion was a variant of Latin religion with a degree of influence by the nearby Sabines and Etruscans and the Greeks of southern Italy.
What group most heavily influenced Romes early growth?
No group influenced Rome's early growth. Three groups influenced Rome's early culture and religion: the Sabines, the Etruscans and the Greeks. The foundation of the city of Rome was said to have involved a fusion between Latins and a group of Sabines who lived on two of the Seven Hills of Rome. The Second king of Rome was a Sabine from Sabina (land of the Sabines). He laid the foundations of early Roman state religion and introduced elements of Sabine religion. The Greeks established settlements on southern Italy. Being a more advanced civilisation, they had a great impact of the Italic peoples they came into contact with. The Etruscan civilisation arose out of contact with and trade with these Greeks. They adopted the artistic styles of the Greeks for their pottery decoration and Greek architecture. The Italic peoples, including the Etruscans and the Latins (the Romans were Latins), adopted and adapted the western Greek alphabet to develop their written languages. The Romans acquired the books of Greek oracles in their early days. These became important in Roman religion. The extent of Etruscan influence is difficult to ascertain because of the lack of archaeological evidence form the early period of Rome. They had some influence in region and in some customs. It is likely that this influence came from the Etruscans being Rome's next door neighbours. Regarding the contribution above: 1) The Etruscans did not inhabit the land where the Roman Empire took root. That would be the city of Rome. Rome was a Latin city in Latium (the land of the Latins). Rome was on the border between Latium and Etruria (land of the Etruscans) and the Etruscans lived north of that river. 2) There is no evidence whatsoever that the Romans adopted the system of government of the Etruscans. The Romans already had their social hierarchy and system of government before the alleged Etruscan "domination." In fact, they had a king advised by the senate right form the foundation of the city. 3) The early Romans did not treat their women the same way as the Etruscans. In those days the Etruscans treated their women better than the Romans. 4) It cannot be established whether the Romans adopted their building designs from the Etruscans or the Greeks because the Etruscans adopted Greek architecture. 5) There is no evidence whatsoever that the Romans borrowed the urban planning of the Etruscans. The fashionable theory that the Etruscans conquered and ruled Rome in the 7th century B.C. has been challenged. Its evidence base is flimsy to say the least and it is based on unproven assumptions. More recent archaeological evidence suggests a different picture. It shows that the early Latins were influenced as much by the Greeks of the city of Cumae (just 125 miles south of Rome) as by the Etruscans. The importance of Greek influence on the early days of the history of Rome had been appreciated by historians only recently.
In what ways is America like Greek culture?
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Did the Etruscans conquer Rome?
Although the theory that the Etruscans conquered Rome is very fashionable, it is just that, a theory. It is based on unproven assumptions and it evidence base is flimsy, to say the least. It is most likely that the Etruscans did not conquer Rome. There is no record of it. More recent archaeological finds seem to suggest a different picture.
What were the two groups that influfluenced the Romans?
The Greeks were the most influential. The Romans based their art and culture primarily on theirs. Also the Etruscans were a much smaller influence.
Who influenced the Romans the most the Etruscans or the Greeks?
The Etruscans. They influenced Rome's daily life, government, and military, since they were the Romans.
What group of people owned the most of eturia?
The Etruscans owned the most then the Greeks then the Latins
Which civilization do you think most influenced the Latins who settled Rome?
The Etruscans, and later the Greeks.
Who had a great influence on the roman monothestic religion?
Romans religion was not monotheistic. Like the religions of most ancient peoples, it was polytheistic. Early Roman religion was a variant of Latin religion with a degree of influence by the nearby Sabines and Etruscans and the Greeks of southern Italy.
The peoples who exerted the greatest influence on Rome?
The Romans were most gifted in the following areas
Which group etruscan or greek do you think had a greater influence on roman cuture?
Greek art because the Etruscans had taken most of the ideas from Greek art themselves and applied it to Etruscan art. Therefore, when the Romans took ideas from the Etruscan, most of the ideas came from the Greeks.
Which two groups had the most influence on early Roman life?
Archaic (early) Rome was influenced by the Greeks, the Etruscans and the Sabine. The Sabine influence is less well known. The foundation of Rome was said to have involved a fusion between the Latins who lived on the hills of Rome and Sabines who settled on two of the seven hills.
Who did the Byzantine Empire influence most?
Romans, Greeks, and Christians.
What civilization influenced the ancient Romans the most?
The civilisation which had the greatest influence on Roman civilisation was that of the Greeks. In the early days the Etruscans and Sabines also had a degree of influence.Greek civilisation. In fact the Eastern Empire was Greek and upper class Romans embraced aspects of Greek culture.
Who had the most effective influence on Elvis Presley?
I would assume that Elvis's mother, Gladys had the most positive influence on him.
Why were the Romans influenced by the Greeks and etruscans?
The Eturscans were the next door neighbours. Rome was on the river Tiber, which was the border between Latium (land of the Latins) and Etruria (land of the Etruscans) . Veii, one of the major Etruscan cities was only six miles from Rome . The Greeks were the most advanced civilisation in the Mediterranean and influenced all the peoples they came in contact with, including the Romans.
