Compare And Contrast Rome And Greek Empires

The Correlation and Variation of Empires
Amongst the three empires of Rome, Greece, and China, widespread variations of religion formed and spread across their respective territories. While the three shared similarities in some fields, they had just as many differences with very distinct differences in the religion held by China. Rome and Greece shared many similarities especially in the aspect that the Romans inherited many Gods that were originally worshipped primarily by the Greeks (Roman Religion). Throughout the ancient times, religion controlled and structured much of what the citizens did in their day to day lives. Due to the impact it had in their daily lives, religion greatly impacted the development and thought processes of the ancient peoples. Religion has shaped and changed cultures throughout history, and arguably for the better. Religion inspired creativity, encouraged peace …show more content…
Several various forms of cults along with Judaism and Christianity were the main challengers of the traditional religious beliefs. Jews and Christians faced enormous scrutiny in their early beginnings due to the emperors and common people blaming them for many misfortunes that happened to the empire. During the course of the Jewish Wars, Titus devastated Jerusalem and killed several thousands of its residents. Christians were blamed for ending the peace of the gods which resulted in the commencement of the Great Persecution where countless churches were burned and people killed due to their religious beliefs (Roman Religion). It was not until Constantine that Christianity was recognized, and after his death replaced the traditional values and beliefs held by those in Rome. While Rome’s traditional values believed in numerous gods and spirits, they soon became overshadowed by Christianity which had become a fixture in the