Rome Legacy

Notes de l'éditeur

1. Romans freely borrowed and changed various elements of different cultures. Last time we talked about how diverse Rome, today we will find out how they all combined into one. And how they left their imprint on the world. The biggest influence on Rome came from none other than Greece! Rome certainly defined their own way of governing, but they borrowed the Greeks leadership in art, architecture, literature and philosophy. In 146 B.C. Rome conquered Greece. But Horace, who was a Roman poet said that, “Greece, once overcame, overcame her wild conquerer.” Romans admired Greek culture. Wealthy Romans learned Greek language for example. It was highly praised. The blending on Hellenistic, Greek and Roman cutlure became known as Greco-Roman culture or classical civilizations.