How Did The Greeks Influence Roman Culture

The Roman Empire: one of the most dominant and relentless Civilizations in the world. The Romans were made up of many different backgrounds and ethnicities. Early influence to the Roman Empire were from the Etruscans. Influences from the past civilizations all had an effect on roman culture, for example the Greeks had an influences on roman architecture. The things that romans came up with and invented all came from two groups the Etruscans and the Greeks. One thing that Romans used to build Domes, arches (Etruscans), and columns (Greek) is the invention of Roman concrete. They also used concrete to make baths, temples, and coliseums. During the time of the Roman Empire There were more influences, not just from people but from religions.

They began to admire the Greeks more and more, the Romans adopted many Greek gods as their own as their religion. But, as time changed the religion changed. As the Romans began to expand more and more they were introduced to different religions. As they expanded to the Middle East and into Egypt they were influenced to many new Gods and cult’s .Some notable religions that influenced the Roman religion were from Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology. But as the time changed and different leaders came into charge their views on religion changed roman culture through the introduction of Judaism and Christianity. Eventually, all of their gods would be in the faint distance, as Christianity started to spread more and more. Some believe that the spread of Christianity could have brought the end to the Roman

The Fall of Rome could have been many things. Some believe it was the invasion of barbarians, economic problems, weaker military and Christianity. “Christianity displaced the polytheistic Roman religion, which viewed the emperor as having a divine status, and also shifted focus away from the glory of the state and onto a sole deity. Meanwhile, popes and other church leaders took an increased role in political affairs, further complicating governance. “(Andrews). Some historians believe that the change of customs and beliefs destroyed The Roman Empire. The fall of the Roman Empire did not happen all at one time. The Roman Empire was split into two parts: the eastern and western Empire. “The Emperor Diocletian divided the empire into halves with the Eastern Empire governed out of Byzantium (later Constantinople) and the Western Empire governed from Rome. Both sections were known equally as `The Roman Empire’ although, in time, the Eastern Empire would adopt Greek instead of Latin and would lose much of the character of the traditional Roman Empire.”(Mark). The Romans lasting close to 1400 years. “Though the western half of the Roman Empire crumbled and fell in 476, the eastern half survived for 1,000 more years, spawning a rich tradition of art, literature and learning and serving as a military buffer between the states of Europe and the threat of invasion from Asia. The Byzantine