HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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The Romans copied everything from the Greeks. Duh.
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The Romans did not value literature or the arts.
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The Romans just stole the Greek plays.
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The Romans used Greek writing as a model, but added more realistic outcomes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Greeks influenced Roman writers because their literary creations became the models and inspirations of some of the works of the Romans. The Romans have modified and added details to the works, but the idea is the same as the Greeks. An example is a Greek mythology.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Greeks pioneered, developed, and in fact, named many familiar genre of World literature: epic, lyric, and pastoral poetry, tragic and comic drama, prose history, philosophy, and the novel all have deep roots in the literature of ancient Greece.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most well-known Roman poets modeled their works on the Greeks. Virgil’s epic, The Aeneid, tells the legendary story of the founder of the Latins. It is modeled directly on the works of Homer. Ovid, Horace, and Lucretius also borrowed heavily from Greek styles and themes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Language and Literature The majority of the lands conquered by the Romans spoke Greek. Many educated Romans also spoke Greek, which became the second official language of the Roman Empire, alongside Latin. A strong Greek influence is evident in the works of Roman playwrights such as Plautus and Terence.
Detailed explanation-5: -Greek literature has influenced not only its Roman neighbors to the west but also countless generations across the European continent. Greek writers are responsible for the introduction of such genres as poetry, tragedy, comedy, and western philosophy to the world.