Western Civ. 101 The immediate and long-term legacy of Greek and Roman civilizations Until the start of the Renaissance‚ in the mid 1300’s‚ many of the brilliant ideas and advancements created and used by Greek and Roman civilizations remained dormant. Both‚ Greek and Roman‚ cultures were astounding at finding a better way or solution to handling problems and bettering their community. Most important aspects of a small city were thought out and discussed‚ rather than being decided by one
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they are today. Originally developed by the Ancient Greeks‚ the sports games consisted of only a few sports and were intended to be a homage to their gods. Eventually‚
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The Greek Trireme warship played a very important role in the ancient Greek culture. It shaped the Athenian Empire and allowed the rise of Greek power and naval warfare. The ancient Greek ship called the trireme was the largest warship. The designers started working on it by attempting to build a boat that would do better on the seas for longer distances and in storms. The boats before the Trireme were not built very well and could not get very big or hold a lot of cargo. The Triremes were the
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The common view in ancient societies was often that this was a world of men; that women were inferior. There is often debate on the role of women in society‚ but in reality‚ women play an important role in any type of society‚ whether it be good or bad. Women in ancient Greece‚ China‚ and the Roman Empire were able to exercise influence into their culture despite the discrimination toward them. Although each society was different‚ women shared similar influences in their power‚ and restrictions in
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Ancient Greek Culture‚ Religion‚ and Customs In ancient times‚ the Greeks had absolute and undeniable respect for their gods. They demonstrated their admiration by putting in place many rituals and celebrations to reverence the gods that they loved and feared in order to ensure harmony with them. Ancient Greek culture was melded by their religion and the customs performed to appease the Gods. Examples of how religion affected their way of include the way they prayed‚ the sacrifices they gave
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Roman slavery was cold-hearted‚ but it was not as bad as the Greek slavery. Unlike Greek slavery‚ much Roman slavery was allowed to attain freedom after working for several years. One of the ways that the Romans capture slaves was that they would capture their enemies during war. The Roman slavery is known to have the largest amount of slaves in the history of the world. They capture so many slaves during war that they had a big number of them. Another reason that a person will become a slave is
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The article states that the Greeks probably did not use a burning mirror which is often believed to have been used to defend themselves from attacks by the Roman navy about 2‚200 years ago and provides three reasons of support. The professor‚ however‚ explains that the reasons are not compelling and refutes each of the author’s reasons. First‚ the reading says that the ancient Greeks did not have technologies sophisticated enough to make a burning mirror‚ which is supposedly a large sheet of copper
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2002 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN WAREFARE The main difference between Greek and Roman warfare was the formations that they fought in. The Grecian armies all used the phalanx as a fighting formation while the Romans used the maniple. The phalanx was one mass formation that consisted of infantry eight deep. The maniple formation was actually a group of formations in a checkerboard pattern. Each maniple consisted of about 120 men and when employed in Italy‚ the Romans used thirty maniples
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social media or advertising. There are different ways of defining perfection. However‚ perfection is hard to obtain because no one is perfect. There are some people who strive for perfection to overcome their insecurities and lack of self-esteem. According to Ursula Le Guin‚ she states “There are a whole lot of ways to be perfect‚ and not one of them is attained through punishment.” Although various people believe that physical perfection is not attained through punishment‚ Guin’s claim is disagreeable
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The Graces In Roman mythology the Graces (Plural of Grace) are the trio of minor deities representing joy‚ charm‚ and beauty. Originally‚ however‚ the Graces were simply considered as the goddesses of fertility and fecundity‚ including vegetation and animal life. In Greek mythology they are known as the Charites (Plural of Charis). In some accounts‚ Charis was not merely the singular form of the Charities rather it was the name of a single member of this group of deities. The Graces are also called
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