“When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls – the World”
- Lord Byron Nowadays, when people think about the Ancient Roman civilisation, they think about the pillar of our modern world. This quote, from the British poet George Gordon Byron, says it all: when Rome falls, the World falls. This very strong quote really shows how much the Romans influenced and gave to our present society. But, we shouldn’t forget one thing, as much as the Romans influenced us, they have been highly influenced by others, in particularly: The Greeks.
Rome was founded in 753 BC, whereas the Greek civilisation already existed since the XII century BC, at the end of the Mycenaean period. For a better understanding of the Greek civilisation, one
- Lord Byron Nowadays, when people think about the Ancient Roman civilisation, they think about the pillar of our modern world. This quote, from the British poet George Gordon Byron, says it all: when Rome falls, the World falls. This very strong quote really shows how much the Romans influenced and gave to our present society. But, we shouldn’t forget one thing, as much as the Romans influenced us, they have been highly influenced by others, in particularly: The Greeks.
Rome was founded in 753 BC, whereas the Greek civilisation already existed since the XII century BC, at the end of the Mycenaean period. For a better understanding of the Greek civilisation, one