Some political similarities of Greece and Rome during the Classical Time Period are that both civilizations put an emphasis on an aristocratic government. However, Athens eventually developed the first ever democracy because they believed that any citizen was capable of leading the people. Rome began a republic consisting of a Senate and two consuls. Politically, both Greece and Rome viewed aristocrats as being better than others. This is no surprise being that the word aristocrat means “rule of the best”. In both the Roman republic as well as in the Greek democracy, aristocrats had more power than others in the empire. In Athens, the aristocratic assembly was used as a check on executive power and set up guides for state policy. In Rome, the Senate was made up of mostly aristocrats called patricians. Both Greece and Rome’s political set-up revolved around city-states which the Greeks referred to as poleis.
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While Greece consisted of several small city-states due to the geography, Rome was made up of a single larger city-state. Greece was surrounded by water (the Aegean and Ionian seas) which impacted the political set up. Athens prohibited women from becoming citizens or having any rights, whereas Roman women were allowed citizenship. Also in the Athenian democracy, officers were chosen by lot in order to give the less wealthy a more equalized chance at being elected. Religiously, both Greece and Rome were polytheistic. Greece and Rome also consisted of many of the same gods and goddesses. This is due to the taking over of Greece by the Romans. Upon taking over Greece, Romans also added some of the Greek’s religious qualities to their own religion. Both the Greek and Roman religion consisted of a creator or head god who ruled over the minor gods. Ceremonies were held to worship deities and sacrifices were offered in both civilizations. Temples were also constructed for worship in both Greece and
While Greece consisted of several small city-states due to the geography, Rome was made up of a single larger city-state. Greece was surrounded by water (the Aegean and Ionian seas) which impacted the political set up. Athens prohibited women from becoming citizens or having any rights, whereas Roman women were allowed citizenship. Also in the Athenian democracy, officers were chosen by lot in order to give the less wealthy a more equalized chance at being elected. Religiously, both Greece and Rome were polytheistic. Greece and Rome also consisted of many of the same gods and goddesses. This is due to the taking over of Greece by the Romans. Upon taking over Greece, Romans also added some of the Greek’s religious qualities to their own religion. Both the Greek and Roman religion consisted of a creator or head god who ruled over the minor gods. Ceremonies were held to worship deities and sacrifices were offered in both civilizations. Temples were also constructed for worship in both Greece and