Greek and Roman Contributions to Modern Society - 1785.
This lesson covers several important events, facts, and contributions of Rome and the later Roman Empire, from its mythological founding to the decline and fall of the Western Empire in 476 CE.The Contributions and Achievements of the Ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans The Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans were all key civilizations pertaining to the molding of civilizations to follow. They all contributed certain aspects of their lives to other civilizations and also achieved great tasks while their civilizations thrived.The Ancient Greeks contributed to the western society, but the Ancient Romans improved on those contributions.. The Greeks have had many large impacts on the western civilization. For example, a political contribution the Ancient Greeks made was they began democracy.
What Are the Contributions of Rome? Cultural, economical, religious and political contributions made by the ancient Roman empire hold strong in today's Western society. From engineering aqueducts to creating newspapers and implementing welfare, Roman contributions are as relevant today as they were when the empire fell more than 1,500 years ago.The Rise of the Roman Empire can be contributed to many factors. Those factors would include strength in the military, society, leadership, religious, and architectural aspects of the Roman Empire. To start with, the rapid expansion and the incredible success of the Roman Empire was largely due to the Roman army.
Despite the existence of many cultures in the ancient world, the Greeks and the Romans had the most influence on American and European civilization. Quite often the living of these two people is lumped together in our minds to an extend that you might think they are exactly the same or as if the Greek culture just suddenly became the Roman culture without changing (Galignani and 1840 2008).
