Beginning with Phillip II’s campaign Greece became a very successful and large territory. Following Greece, Rome became an even larger empire created by Julius Caesar. There were various changes between Greece and Rome rule regarding governmental structure, land ruled, language used, and social structure. Although a there was much change between the empires, there were many continuities as well such as religious views, social class relations, philosophies, and social activities. One of the major changes between Greece rule and Roman rule was the territory that was controlled. The Greek Empire stretched from Macedonia to Punjab. It could have been expanded further, but Alexander the Greats troops did not wish to push farther into India after …show more content…
Greece’s conquest was cut short because Alexander’s troops refused to go on. Rome did not have this issue. Another difference between the two empires was their governmental structure. Greece was composed of polis’ or city-states. The polis’ made Greece decentralized because the individual city-states lacked unification. From city-state to city-state society differed. Whereas Sparta was more military oriented, Athens was more focused around academia and trade. Rome did not have this differentiation throughout its empire because it was centralized. Caesar began this process, but after his assassination Augustus continued it. What made Augustus’ rule a success was that he incorporated all different people with differing views into political positions, but he ultimately made himself in charge of all major decisions. Rome’s centralizing government can be attributed to seeing how autonomous city-state rule fared. There were various conflicts, the most notable being between Athens and Sparta. To try and prevent disunity, Rome leaders decided to centralize the government. An additional key transformation between Greece and Rome rule was the role of women in society. In general, women did not possess power in Greek city-states. …show more content…
The Greeks were polytheistic people, holding various gods accountable for creating things such as night, day, sun, moon, and other natural phenomena. They believed that Zeus was the overall ruler of the divine realm. The religious views of the Romans mirrored the Greeks. The gods were credited for making the world and controlling the elements of natural phenomena. The Romans simply altered the names of the various gods. One such example was changing the Greek’s main god, Zeus, to Jupiter instead. Some of the other positions that gods held that were the same in both societies were the god of war and the ruler of the sea. Rome’s philosophies were based off of Greek philosophies. One of the most influential Greek philosophical groups was the Stoics. For example, the Romans adopted Stoicism, which became very popular. Stoicism was the desire of individual’s to identify a set of universal moral standards based on nature and reason. The reason why Stoicism was so popular was that it was centered on people aiding others and leading virtuous lives. People truly believed that they could escape the pressures of the world if they adhered to their societal duties. To have the ability to avoid the difficult pressures of the modern world is very appealing, so Stoicism’s support remained high. Another trend that continues into the Rome