Greek Culture vs Roman Culture

Greek Culture VS. Roman Culture
Gabraille Driscol
American InterContinental University
HUMA215-1204D Ms. Cheryl Lemus

Abstract
Many people are unaware of just how alike the Romans and the Greeks are. They have many of the same cultures because they adapted them from each other. From modern art to the gods and goddesses. Everything that the Greek have the Romans also has. Yes there are a few changes that have been extracted throughout the two but they are similar to each other in many ways. Roman gods are known as the same thing that Greek gods are. But they have different names for them. The Roman culture is very un strict and focus of the greater good of the gods and mankind. These are just some of the few things that are focused with the Greeks and the Romans.

The Greece culture was one just like what the “New World” went through. Their period was made up of Polis better known as city states. Their society was broken up between free people and slaves. The free people kept the slaves. The slaves worked without pay many time and did hard labor such as the slaves of the 20th century. Many slaves lived with their master, but were over work and almost never paid. As their society evolved so did the people. They changed from free people to free men. They were divided between Citizens and Metics. If you were a citizen than both of your parents were from the Greece decent. Metics were foreign people that came over to Athens from other places to learn a craft. Many of them were forced to serve in the military. Metics also had to pay taxes and would never be considered a citizen. Women had no rights in the Greece culture any foreign affairs they were involved in was because of their husbands or a man they were involved with. When it came to their government many citizens were thought to serve on the government after taking part in the military.
The Greek agriculture system was called orders, they had three orders. They were Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Parthenon is an order of Doric the temple of Athena Parthenos ("Virgin"), Greek goddess of wisdom, on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC, and despite the enormous damage it has sustained over the centuries, it still communicates the ideals of order and harmony for which Greek architecture is known. Ironic order is The Temple of Apollo at Didyma - The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey (about 300 BC). The design of the temple was known as dipteral, a term that refers to the two sets of columns surrounding the interior section. These columns surrounded a small chamber that housed the statue of Apollo. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft.) high, these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple.
The territory of Greece is mountainous, and as a result, ancient Greece consisted of many smaller regions each with its own dialect, cultural peculiarities, and identity. Regionalism and regional conflicts was a prominent feature of ancient Greece. Cities tended to be located in valleys between mountains, or on coastal plains, and dominated a certain area around them. The Roman culture was very much like the Greek culture because much of it was adopted from the Greek. Much of the roman culture is still in our world today. They built bridges and sewers which we still use today. They help to develop wells and other sources to get water. The roman ideas were much of the ideas that are still used in today economy. They created the death games and gladiators which we still use today. Much of our culture was adapted from the Romans. They came up with many things that the U.S. has to thank them for.
Roman theater came from the Greek as well but more developed. They came up with many adlibs and improv that Shakespeare used and many new sitcoms use today. The roman a d Greek gods and goddesses share many of the same attributes but have different names. The roman government was run by priests who were mentors between both men and gods. They maintained the good will and support for Rome. Lastly the roman philosophers were the Greek philosophers.

References
N.S. Gill, Roman Culture: An introduction to the culture of Rome, especially the Roman Republic. (2012). Retrieved on November 2012, Retrieved from http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/culture/tp/061511-Roman-Culture.htm
Ancient Greece, (2012) Retrieved on November 2012, retrieved from http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Culture/
Ancient Greece, 21 October 2012 Retrieved on November 2012, retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece

References: N.S. Gill, Roman Culture: An introduction to the culture of Rome, especially the Roman Republic. (2012). Retrieved on November 2012, Retrieved from http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/culture/tp/061511-Roman-Culture.htm Ancient Greece, (2012) Retrieved on November 2012, retrieved from http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Culture/ Ancient Greece, 21 October 2012 Retrieved on November 2012, retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece