WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Romans borrowed and adapted ideas from the Greeks, as well as the Etruscans. Greek architecture was one important influence on the Romans. The Greeks built marble temples as homes for their gods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Art and Architecture Although the Romans were heavily influenced by ancient Greece, they were able to make improvements to certain borrowed Greek designs and inventions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Etruscan Customs in Rome The Etruscans adopted their alphabet from the Greeks, either directly or through the Phrygians. From the Etruscans, the Romans took up the practice of writing, using this same alphabet by the seventh century BCE.

Detailed explanation-4: -What did they develop on their own? The Romans borrowed Architecture from the Greeks. On their own they developed arches and domes.