Greeks And Romans Similarities

The Greeks and Romans both had famous leaders, achievements and reasons for decline. The Greeks and Romans are very different though they have similarities. Greece is covered with mountain ranges which led to the formation of isolated city-states. In Greek, married women stayed at home most of the time. They looked after the children and prepared food. Rome was settled by Latins - spot had mild climate and good farmland location. In Rome, women opinions were valued, but they didn’t have the right to vote. They Greeks and Romans have their own culture and customs, but they’re similar in many ways.

The Ancient Greeks and Romans both began their histories as city-states. The Greeks and Romans had many famous leaders. In Greece, Socrates was

Greeks created drama and historical writing. Their tragedians for drama include Aeschylus and Sophocles. Alexander The Great created a Hellenistic culture and the largest Greek empire. He conquered lands all the way to India and he conquered the Persian empire. Philip of Macedon created the first paid army made up of foot soldiers called an infantry and soldiers on horseback called a cavalry. He was the first person to unite Greece into one large empire under one ruler. The Romans achievements include The Vast Empire and Roman Roads. The Vast Empire, spread over three continents and lasted for a long time. The ancient Romans developed many new techniques for buildings and construction of all types including concrete and Roman roads. The Romans built the largest and longest-lasting network of roads in the ancient world. Roman roads stretched for 56,000 miles and included 29 major highways. Roman engineers built aqueducts to move the cold, clear water from springs over 250 miles away into towns. Some of the aqueducts are still standing and in use. The Romans began using a new solar calendar that was borrowed from the Egyptian calendar and was improved by the scholars of Alexandria. This new calendar (called the “Julian calendar” after Julius Caesar) had 365 days and 1 extra day every fourth year. July was named after Julius Caesar because it included his birthday. The Roman Empire began to decline around 476

Some of the major causes were Constant Wars and Heavy Military Spending and Slave Labor. Constant warfare required heavy military spending. The Roman army needed more and more soldiers. The second major cause was the Slave Labor. The number of slaves increased dramatically during the first two centuries of the Roman Empire. The Roman 's dependency on slave labor led to the decline in morals, values and ethics. The treatment of slaves led to rebellion and several Servile (Slave) Wars. In the later centuries, the attitude towards slaves changed. The number of slaves declined. Some of the major causes for the decline in Greece were Constant Wars and Greek Colonies. Constant Wars were very costly. Greek colonies around the Mediterranean knew about Greek culture but were not loyal to