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Greek Government vs. Roman Government

A comparison between the Roman and Greek government

Introduction

Both the Romans and the Greeks are considered cornerstones of a lot of aspects of civilization . From early designs of the numbers and the alphabet to innovations in literature , arts , and philosophy , both have clearly contributed to the development of civilization , in particular the West . Greece is well-known its historical belief in mythical Gods and Goddesses , while Rome , which also had their own gods and goddesses is better known for the founding and spreading of Christianity . However their histories and development have

many very distinct differences as well as similarities

General comparisons between Ancient Greece and Rome

Geographically , both Greece and Rome are Mediterranean countries , but the terrain of the two is very different . The ancient Greek city-states were separated from each other by hills and all were near the water Rome was inland , on one side of the HYPERLINK "http /ancienthistory .about .com /od /cityofrome /g /TiberRiver .htm " Tiber River , but the Italic tribes (in the boot-shaped peninsula that is now Italy ) did not have the natural hill bs to keep them out of Rome In Italy , around Naples , HYPERLINK "http /ancienthistory .about .com /od /italialatiumitaly /g /Vesuvius .htm Mt . Vesuvius produced fertile land by blanketing the soil with tephra which aged into rich soil . There were also two nearby mountain ranges to the north , called the Alps and the east , called Apennine (Gil , 2007

The economy of both Greece and Rome was agriculturally based . Greeks lived on small self-sufficient HYPERLINK "http /ancienthistory .about .com /od /food /a /wheat .htm " wheat -producing farms , but bad agricultural practices made many households incapable of feeding themselves . After some time , Greece began producing wine and HYPERLINK "http /ancienthistory .about .com /b /a /151318 .htm " olive oil which were also the chief exports of the Romans . On the other hand , the Romans imported their wheat and captured HYPERLINK "http /ancienthistory .about .com /od /romemaps /f /RomanProvinces .htm provinces that could provide them with this all-important staple . They also engaged in farming and trading with neighboring countries . Both Greece and Rome worked mines . While Greece also had slaves , the economy of Rome was dependent on slave labor until the late Empire (Gil , 2007

Meanwhile , the early social classes of Greece and Rome were both similar and at the same time different in several ways . Although these classes are no longer visible today , they played an important role in shaping the two countries ' histories . Greece had slaves , freed men meltics , citizens , and women . Rome , on the other hand , also had slaves and freed men , but also plebeians and patricians . Plebeians were the lower class while the patricians were the upper class of Rome . The Plebeians were originally relatives of the fathers or the heads of the families of the old tribes of Rome which were believe to have been divided into 3 tribes , Tities , Luceres , and Ramnes . The classes were divided according to wealth status . However , in Greece , mostly in Athens , women were not considered citizens...

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