WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Roman writers, often inspired by their Greek predecessors, viewed myths as one of the main components of successful narrative texts. Mythological stories were accepted as fictitious, but many tales were also believed to have some historical origin as well as cultural importance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Roman writers were known for their satirical and realistic writing styles. The Roman poet, Virgil, wrote the epic poem Aeneid, which was influenced by Greek literature but contained a Roman twist. Virgil’s Aeneid depicted the struggles of Aeneas, the founder of Rome, and his role in the Roman Empire’s creation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the Romans were heavily influenced by ancient Greece, they were able to make improvements to certain borrowed Greek designs and inventions. For example, they continued the use of columns, but the form became more decorative and less structural in Roman buildings.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.