Yes. The Greek people felt that “Divine forces had guaranteed the triumph of right over wrong” after the victories in the Persian Wars. The Greeks reached “…a level of civilization that has rarely, if ever, been reached since—a level that has been a continuing inspiration to our culture.” The Greek people lived a good life until they were conquered by the Romans.
The conquest of the Greeks “…ended the glories of the Classical Age…” but it also blended the Greek culture “…into the Western humanistic tradition.” It was actually the Romans and not the Greeks “…who spread