How Did Greek Culture Influence Roman Culture And Politics

Roman and Greek cultures have had a major effect on the economics and politics of the world ever since their early days. The innovations of Roman and Greek cultures are still used even today! Roads, newspapers, concrete, and even the modern calendar are all thanks to the Ancient Romans. Their effect reached Israel and Palestine as well, the culture seeped into the ways the Israelites and neighboring countries lived their lives. All of Mediterranea was somehow affected by Roman and Greek influence. Every nation around Rome and Greece felt their presence; whether it be in politics, or the economy, or religion they most certainly made their presence known.
Democracy was invented in Athens, Greece by a man named Cleisthenes in the 5th century B.C. Democracy is a political system still used today that is becoming ever prevalent in the
The Greeks and Romans were polytheistic, on the contrary, the Israelites and Palestinians were monotheistic (Jewish.) The Romans and Greeks thought their religion was a sham, but allowed them to worship the way they wanted to (to a certain extent.) Jesus Christ was a figure that the Romans did not like and after the incident with the money changing table, he was despised and designated a threat. Jesus was a political threat to the Roman Empire and he was murdered for it. After his crucifixion, Christianity and Christ’s beliefs spread like wildfire. Christianity is now the largest religion in the world and it would not have started if not for Jesus’s death at the hands of the Romans. So instead of snuffing out a troublemaker, the Romans basically laid the foundation for the largest religion in world history. After Jesus’s death, the Jews and Romans had a war from 66-135 AD, which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and their temple for a second time in 70 AD. The Romans unintentionally gave birth to Christianity and the New