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ROMAN GREECE

146 BCE - 330 CE


Language

- Written Greek
Alphabet
- learn from
Phoenicians
Society
- Only land owning and native-born
men
- full protection of laws in city state
- Athens
- divided base on wealth
- Could change classes by money
- Sparta
- Homoioi
Government

- They used Romes rules


- The power was depended
on Rome
Art
- Rome had been took the art and
architecture from Greece
- They invented tragedy masks
- There was many famous writers

Fresco from Pompeii


Geography
Greece added into the part of Rome in 146 BCE

Greece changed into Graecia

Greece separated into 2 parts: Western and Eastern parts in


286 CE
Architecture
- Very specific and influential
type of design

- based off the post and lintel


system

- Architecture linked to cultures


and traditional.

- basic element influence Roman


Architecture.

- Ex; Greece theater.


Rise and Fall

Rise Fall
- Battle of corinth ( 146 BCE) - Rome break into two parts.
- Between Rome and greek - Western part of Rome have
been attacked by Babarians.
- Rome attacked and - Eastern part have controlled
conquered greek. by Byzantine.
Military
- hoplite (citizen army)
- long spear, short sword,
circular bronze shield
and bronze helmet
- wear lighter armour.
- greek warfare.
Religion
- Polytheistic

- The twelve Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on
Mount Olympus.

- Greek believed that the god would protect and guide their city
Inventions
- Odometer

- Water mill
- Theatre
Cities
- Thebes

- Situated in a plain between Lake Yliki

- Town in central Greece


- became a centre of the new silk trade

Pylos

- Also called Navarino

- Became the site of the Battle of Pylos in 425 BC, during


the Peloponnesian War.

(Epain)
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