Greek Influence On The Romans

Ancient Romes’ government was constantly modified to fit the needs of the ruler at the time. Starting out as monarchy, then changing to a republic and lastly ending with an empire. With the rise and the fall of the Roman Empire came the fervent influence of Roman art and literature. Just look at the Roman Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain, without the knowledge in engineering and the fine arts this structure wouldn't have been built. While Romans were heavily influenced by the Greeks, the way the Romans have advanced the political system, engineering, the arts and literature have impacted civilizations to come.

Ancient Rome experienced many changes during its prime, whether it was different rulers, to different governments’ even different cultures.
Many of their inventions are still being used today! The roads Romans constructed were significant to their economy and their army. They used the roads to import trade plus the army was stationed around the area and the roads made it easier for them to get around. Have you heard about the Roman Aqueduct located in Segovia, Spain? Aqueducts were large channels that carried water to the city. Normally aqueducts were built underground, this system was practically ancient plumbing at its finest. It's truly remarkable that the Romans just used a few basic tools and could create such architecture or even a plumbing
The ‘Pompeii mosaic of Vagrant musicians’ is a mosaic that depicts everyday people playing instruments. The Romans saw Greek statues as the most aesthetically pleasing item and they would soon copy the work. In doing so, they were preserving copies of Greek/Roman statues that might've crumbled with time. The ‘Colossal Bronze Hand of Constantine I’ has to be a prime example of the Romans own work. It was made out of marble then covered in bronze and only the head, hand and a few limbs survived, plus it’s about 2 meters high - separately. Homer's Odyssey was an epic that was translated from Greek to Latin. It's an entertaining epic to say the least but Roman people were interested in tragedies and comedies. Catullus, a poet well known for his exuberant yet humorous poems. Catullus was inspired by the Hellenistic blend. ‘Catullus 8’ is a prime example of how well written his poems were. In this poem he talks of how he must be strong after the love of his life is gone. The Romans might have copied the Greeks in every aspect of the art and literature world, but one thing is for sure - the Romans did it