How Did Greek Culture Influence Roman Civilization

Greek culture had a tremendous influence on most of the ancient cultures and empires of the ancient world and Rome was no exception, especially after Alexander the Great becoming King and a uniting force which brought control, prosperity and a Greek identity to all of the Greece, his expeditions and conquest created a transfer of knowledge, culture, traditions and people to and from Greece and the occupied territories.

Many historians agree that around 500 BC, the Roman people began to adapt Greek ideas and Greek cultural influence overtook the original Roman culture they realized the benefits they could reap from adopting the knowledge and wisdom of the great Greek philosophers, with passage of time Greek culture touched shaped and influenced every aspect of the Roman civilization from government to arts.

Government:

The most visible and obvious Greek cultural influence on Rome was an adaptation of a democratic form of government, the concept of democracy was introduced, adopted and established in Greece. The Romans adopted this democracy concept, tweaked it using there interpretation and started

Greek God Zeus became Roman god Jupiter, similarly Greek God Poseidon became Neptune, Goddess Aphrodite became Venus. These Roman God names became our solar system's planet names in modern times. These Roman gods played either similar or very much the same roles as their Greek counterparts. Other than the Greek gods, the Romans also adopted the idea of the Oracle at Delphi a holy woman who would supposedly act as medium and interpreter to send and receive messages to and from of the gods, priests and powerful people would goto the oracle for consultation and to ask god for favors. The Roman oracle was situated in a different location than the one in Greece, but would perform very similar services and the Romans would goto the oracle for consultation and advice from the