Greek Culture Vs Roman Culture Research Paper

There are many ways in which Greek culture and Roman culture can be compared. They also differ in their own way. What most people don’t already know is that the Romans borrowed much of their ideas from the Greeks, such as, Gods, Culture and most importantly Literature. For example, almost everyone knows the popular Gods of Greek mythology, like Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hermes, but what they may not know is the Roman equivalent to those Gods are Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and Mercury. In Greece, the gods and goddess are based on human personality traits such as Love, Honor, and Hatred, while in Rome the deities are named after planets and objects. This is important because while reading some Greek literature, for example, Homers the Odyssey, we see lines such as “Zeus, the cloud-gatherer”
For an example of Roman classical literature, we can use Virgil’s Aeneid. The Greeks often specialized in epic poems and drama. An epic poem is a long, narrative poem that is about a heroic deed. When we think of epic poems, Homer comes to mind. His poems are skillful and gives a vivid depiction of war and peace, honor and disgrace, love, and hatred. It is said that the Greeks also invented drama. Some other Greek poets include, Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides. Unlike Greek literature, which is more mythological, Roman literature is written in Latin and focuses on comedies, histories, and tragedies. Some of Rome’s greatest poets includes, Aristotle, Plato, Ovid, and Virgil. Virgil’s The Aeneid, is considered as Rome’s national epic. Both the Odyssey and the Aeneid begins with an invocation to the Muse, goddesses of literature and art. The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus 10 years after the Trojan war. In the Aeneid, Aeneas tells the story of how the “cunning” Odysseus devised a way for Greek warriors to enter Troy by hiding in a large wooden