The Greeks Were Deeply Religious People - 1434 Words

The Greeks were deeply religious people. They worshiped many Gods who they believed appeared in human like form and yet had superhuman strength including ageless beauty. The â€Å"Iliad† and the â€Å"Odyssey,† were cultures earliest surviving examples of Greek literature that told stories of men encountering with a variety of Gods and goddesses. Roman Religion was more practical and less poetical than the Greek religion was however; they both had similar roles and duties. â€Å"The Greek religion was more of some ceremonies and big rituals. It included all sorts of deities including Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon,† (Alchin). The Greeks focused their entire life on pleasing their gods with the exception of wine and animal offerings for the gods. The Romans†¦show more content†¦Whereas Rome was divided into four different social systems: â€Å"Freedmen, Slaves, Plebeians, and Patricians† (Binns). In the Roman society, the women were not treated as insign ificant individuals, as they were in Greece. Women were rather considered citizens, if they were not born into slavery, therefor they were not able to hold political offices or vote. They were both known for their architecture and contributions for some of today’s society’s buildings. The Greeks were responsible for incorporating three different types of architectural styles: Corinthian, Doric, and Ionic. Most of the Greek architecture inspired the Romans, who in turn adopted the Greek style however the incorporated arches and aqueducts into their buildings. Another architectural notation is that the Greeks chose to use statue figures to honor the human form, while Romans seemed to focus more on the actual technique and the building design. The Greeks used materials like wood, plaster, metals, and some marble to create their architecture. While the Romans did use some of the same materials as the Greeks, they were responsible for the new incorporation of concrete as a new building material, something the Greeks never had. In Greek class structure only free, landowning, native-born men could be citizens entitled to the full protection of the law in a city-state. In most city-states, unlike in Rome, social