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    The Greek and Roman Influence over Modern America The Greeks and the Romans were among the most influential societies in the history of the world. Evidence of Greek or Roman influence can be found in almost every culture or country that has ever existed. Though both cultures were different in practice and incredibly competitive with one another‚ their politics and their beliefs set the stage for future civilizations‚ including those of the modern world. In particular‚ the values and practices of

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    Observational studies have investigated the association between diet and mortality and morbidity. The Mediterranean diet‚ was established by Ancel Keys in the late 1950s. The findings from the seven countries study shown that the incidence of cardiovascular disease in populations that consume such diets are lower than in populations that consume a more western diet that is rich in red meat‚ dairy products‚ processed and artificially sweetened foods‚ and salt‚ with minimal intake of fruit s‚ vegetables

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    Women’s Role in Ancient Roman Society Women in ancient Rome had different lives and education than women today. Since their lives differed so much from men’s lives‚ women were treated in a different manner than men. Their lives were different in the household‚ in society‚ and even in the educational system! Even the poor and the rich had a large gap between them based on what they were allowed to have or do in society. The way women were treated back then has changed so much‚ and it is important

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    Persian vs. Greek Society The main differences in the Greek and Persian societies were their way of viewing the world. The Greek wanted their king to be god-like in their statues and saw them as perfection. On the other hand‚ the Persians more saw the world for how it was. They knew their society wasn’t perfect and didn’t want it be seen that way. While the Greeks and Persians had a different way of governing and religious outlook‚ both gained cultural achievements from profits of their empires’

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    effects the Greek and Roman civilizations because Greece is very mountainous. It has high elevation with valleys. The Greeks were separated by its geography and made into city-states. These cities are independent because the mountains made it hard to move to different cities. Then the Greeks learned a new type of government through the city-states. This new form of politics was called democracy and it meant that the civilians themselves are the governments. The new government the Greeks discovered

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    the Dorians‚ one of the four major ethnic groups of Greece. The Dorians were extremely vigorous‚ warlike‚ and they possessed a highly developed sense of competition. Perhaps this is the reason that athletics was founded upon their influence on Greek society. You can learn a lot about the world through modern Olympic values such as peace and equality. However‚

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    the lady should respect the man more. The roles of Hecuba and Andromache represent the roles of women in Greek society‚ but as for Helen it doesn’t. Hecuba and Andromache are the good type‚ but Helen caused a catastrophe with her beauty. The women’s role in Greek society is very much like today’s‚ except the fact that women must stay home. Hecuba represented the role of women in Greek society by being

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    The Romans ability to accept different cultures and ideas is what made them so great. Rome was able to be so successful and powerful due to its open-minded mentality. They embraced other civilization’s lifestyles and were eager to incorporate them into their own culture. Rome’s absorption of foreign practices and peoples contributed to the formation of the state. My paper will show the influence Greece had on the Roman Empire. Specifically‚ how the Romans incorporated Greece architecture‚ religion

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    non-functioning part of society. Even some professionals have been documented say that myth is a dying custom and it will soon disappear. Such as the the writer Friedrich Nietzsche who asked‚ “ What does our great historical hunger signify‚ our clutching about us of countless cultures‚ our consuming desire for knowledge‚ if not the loss of myth‚ of a mythic home‚ the mythic womb?” in his book The Birth of Tragedy. On the other hand there are many instances that show that Greek mythology still pulses

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    war driven cultures started to take over‚ freedom and respect for women decreased in ancient societies. Their freedom‚ rights‚ and societal status were ever changing in history. For this paper‚ the focus will be on the Ancient Minoa‚ Classical Athens‚ and the Roman Empire. Women rarely had freedom in the ancient societies. In the Minoa culture‚ women were considered equal‚ or even above men‚ in society‚ which was rare for the ancient civilizations‚ and resulted in their significant freedom. In contrast

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