Enduring Cultures Cba

The Greek writers often wrote stories and poems about life. The poet Homer wrote epics to tell about heroic deeds such as the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey”. Aesop, a well-known poet wrote fables to teach lessons. In his best known story the tortoise and the hare the moral of the story was slow and steady wins the race. These famous poets’ works are still read today.
Ancient Romans were practical people who used pragmatic features in their art to explain the world around (Speivogeol, 2005). The Romans admired Greek art and often borrowed, copied, and stole from their ideas. The Romans even placed Greek-style statues in their public buildings. However, they were original when they carved their sculptures. The Romans sculptures were more realistic, and detailed characteristics including, warts, mole, wrinkles, and other unattractive features.
The Romans were influenced by the Greeks through their literary works (Acme Articles, 2013). This influence on literature spread through the language and religion (Yahoo answers, 2013). The Romans authors based much of their writings on the Greek philosophy (Speivogel, 2005). Rome’s famous writers were inspired by the Greek literature. The poet Horace wrote “Satires and Odes” that made fun of human weakness. Odes poems expressed emotions about life. He poet Ovid wrote works that were based on Greek myths. The poet Catullus also admired Greek writings and wrote short poems about love, sadness, and envy. The writer Virgil drew some of his ideas from the poet Homer and his “Odyssey”.
The Roman world of entertainment was centered on violence. The Colosseum was the most popular amphitheater in Ancient Rome. People gathered to see the fights between gladiators, slaves, prisoners, and wild animals (History on the net, 2013). These fights often were very violent and resulted in death. Roman plays followed the same concept and could result in death of an actor. They also based much of their plays off of Greek tragedies and comedies. Women were not allowed to act, so their part was played by men wearing white masks. The Hippodrome was where the romans went to go and see chariot racing. The Circus Maximus was the largest Hippodrome.
In ancient Greece the Greeks were better in entertainment, art, and literature than the Romans. The Greeks created games that are enjoyable for people. However, the Romans created games the ended in death. This even sometimes happened in their theater. In the Greek theater they showcased much of their plays about life. Even though the Greeks were very off by the romans both had an influence for the romans and still have a huge influence on our way of life.