Greeks and Romans have been told they are similar when it comes to many things, such as: there
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architecture, their beliefs in their Gods and their culture. This was because the Romans were influenced by the Greeks and wanted to adopt as much of their culture as they can. Both of their countries are Mediterranean and Greece thrived in the 5th century B.C., while Rome did not thrive for hundreds of years later (“Difference between Romans and Greeks”, 2016). The Greeks and the Rome both believed in a hierarchy. Greece divided their social systems into five categories; slaves, freemen, metrics, citizens and women (“Difference between Romans and
Greeks”, 2016). Greeks look down upon women, they were treated poorly, even more poorly than slaves.
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architecture, their beliefs in their Gods and their culture. This was because the Romans were influenced by the Greeks and wanted to adopt as much of their culture as they can. Both of their countries are Mediterranean and Greece thrived in the 5th century B.C., while Rome did not thrive for hundreds of years later (“Difference between Romans and Greeks”, 2016). The Greeks and the Rome both believed in a hierarchy. Greece divided their social systems into five categories; slaves, freemen, metrics, citizens and women (“Difference between Romans and
Greeks”, 2016). Greeks look down upon women, they were treated poorly, even more poorly than slaves.