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In AD 300, the Romans adopted Christianity/Roman Catholicity, but before that, was Greek Pagan with the names changed.Hope that answers it!
By adapting classic Grecian architecture, Romans created a new type of architecture. Its influence was felt by many centuries. The utilized Greek features like the arch, which they were able to create due to the use of hydraulics after being taught by the Greeks.
A major source of ideas was the Greeks. The Romans were deeply influenced by them. Greek influence started early on in the history of the Romans as the Greeks established settlements in southern Italy and Sicily. In these early days, the Romans adopted some Greek gods and myths and the book of the Sibylline of Cumae, who were Greek oracles in Cumae, a Greek city near Naples. When the Romans conquered the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy, a Greek educator moved to Rome and established the model for education in Rome. Studying Greek became part of the education of elite men, who became fluent in this language and used it often. In this period the Romans also adopted Greek drama and comedy for theatre plays. This laid the foundations for the development of Latin literature. When the Romans got in contact with mainland Greece, Greek influenced increased further. They adopted Greek sports and Greek medicine. They also adopted and adapted Greek Hellenistic sculpture. The two main Greek schools of philosophy, Stoicism and Epicureanism became popular among the Roman elite. The Romans were influenced by Greek astronomy and astrology. They also adopted Greek siege machines for warfare and developed them to a more sophisticated level.
What Horace was referring to was the fact that the Romans had conquered Greece, but the Greek culture had been adopted in the process, overcoming the Roman. It is a correct statement, if it is taken as metaphor.
The two schools of Greek philosophy which appealed to the Romans both during the republic and during rule by emperors were stoicism and epicureanism. The former was more widespread.
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During the period of the Roman Republic the Romans made bust in veristic style. This was a hyper realistic stile which emphasised the facial imperfections of ageing statesmen. During the period of rule by emperors the Romans adopted the Hellenistic style., which was naturalistic, and expressive. It achieved a sharper and more realistic depiction of anatomical features and a fine representation of intense emotions and the personal characteristics of the subject.
The Olympics was created by the Greeks and than was adopted by the Romans.
The Romans adopted Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic period.
The Romans adopted Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic period.
Greek and Roman sculpture were similar. During the period of the Roman Republic Roman sculpture was portraiture (busts). With the establishment of rule by emperors the Romans adopted full body statues modelled on the Hellenistic style of the Greeks. The Romans adopted the three Greek orders (styles) for building columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
The Romans adopted the ballista from the Greeks and perfected it. Ballista is a Greek name.
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The belief the Germanic rulers adopted from the Romans was Catholicism.
Roman "noses".
Romans adopted Heracles as Hercules
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