Greek And Roman Similarities

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The Greek and the Romans had many similarities and differences. Romans founded their religion on the basis of the Greek religion. So, Greek and Roman religions are similar, because both of them are polytheistic religions. They also had similar gods; both cultures had the god of sea, the goddess of love, the god of war, the god of wine and the goddess of wisdom. Most importantly they had a king of all gods also known as the Chief God. Both accident societies also had twelve main gods.

Not only did the Greeks and Romans have nearly the same religion, they also have a lot in common with their Arts. Greek and Roman art is known as classical art. The Romans based a lot of their art of the Greeks, such as sculptures and painting. A lot of Greek

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