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I.Abstract
Maybeeveryonewillknowasaying:
theconquerorhadbeenconqueredbythefailurethatisconquered.InthispaperIwilldescribethedifferencebetweenRomanandGreekculturetoexplainthatRomeconqueredGreecebywar,butRomewasconqueredbyGreekculture.Thereisasayinginthisworld:
Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Itaimstotellusthatwehavetotakelongtimewhateverwewanttodo.Buthowmanypeopleknowthatthissayinghasasmallmistake.Infact,Romawasbuiltinaday.ArchaeologistsfoundareelwhatissignedbyCaesarandanAncientBabylonconstructioncompany.ThisreelisacontractwhatisaboutRome.TheAncientBabylonconstructioncompanyclaimedthatiftheycouldnotbuildRomainaday,Caesarwouldbeheadingthemandfeedthemtothelions.Archaeologistsholdtheopinionthatthiscontractiseffectivebecausetheydonotfindanymarkthattheheadwasbittenbylions.Notonlythecity,butalsotheRomancivilizationwasbuiltforashorttime.WeknowthattheGreecewasdestroyedbyRomebutthe
originofRomancivilizationisfromGreece.SoRomandidnotdeveloptheircivilization,opposite,theyinheritedtheculturefromGreece.Itlikesthesaying:
builtinaday.
Themostdirectrelationshipwhatwecanfindbetweentwocivilizationsisthelanguageandcharacters.ItiseasytoknowthattheoriginoftheGreekalphabetisPhoenicianalphabet.TheofficiallanguageofRomeisLatin.AndtherelationshipbetweenGreekandLatinislikedistantrelative.Mythologyandcivilizationisbasedonwordsandalphabet.Wecanfindthecommon
groundsfromthewordsandalphabetsowecouldfindthecommon
groundsontheculturelikemythology.
Finally,Iwanttosay,RomeisaconquerorandGreeceisconquered.Butonthecivilization,RomewasconqueredbyGreece.Whateverthelanguage,alphabet,mythology,especiallyart,RomeinheritedandstudiedGreekcivilization.MaybeGreekshouldnothatetheRoman,becauseRomepromotesthecultureusedanotherwayandmakethecivilizationcontinuation.
II.Introduction
Firstisthetitle:
theconquerorhadbeenconqueredbythefailurethatisconquered.Maybeeveryoneknowsthesentence,butmostofusdonotknowthemeansaboutit.Accordingtothecommonunderstanding,whenaconquerornationconquerorsacountry,itmaybeconqueredbythecultureoffailure.Inthiseasy,firstly,Iwilldiscussaquestion:
whetherRomawasbuiltinday.ArchaeologistsfoundareelwhataboutbuildingRome.Thetimelimitinthereelisoneday.ThenIwillwritethatRomeinheritedsomethingfromGreece.Romandidnotcompilethemythandreligion,insteadoftheyusethesimplestway:
inheritedfromGreece.ThirdlyIwilldescribetherelationshipbetweenLatinandGreece.Themostdirectrelationshipwhatwecanfindbetweentwocivilizationsisthelanguageandcharacters.ThenIwilldiscussthesimilarmythologyandartbetweenRomeandGreece.Thetwopartsarethegreatestwaytocontrastthesamepointbetweentwokindsofculture.Nextpartistheadvancedmilitaryandpolitics.ThereisasayinginChina:
Indigoblueisextractfromtheindigoplant,butisbluerthantheplantitcomesfrom.Romeasastudent,insomesidestheRomesurpassedhisteacherGreece.Themostobvioustwopointsaremilitaryandpolitics.RomanarmyconqueredtheMediterraneanSea;
Romantwelvetablemethodisfamousintheworld.FinallyIwillexplainreasonofthesimilarcivilization.SomeonewillaskthequestionwhytheculturebetweenRomeandGreeceissosimilar.SointhelastpartIwillsolvethequestioninmyopinion.
TablesandContents
I.Abstract·
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II.Introduction·
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III.TheCityWasBuiltinaDay·
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3.1TheevidenceabouttheRomewasbuiltinaday·
3.2Thecultureappearquickly·
IV.TheCultureWhatWasInheritedFromGreece·
4.1Romanempiredidnothavetheunifiedcivilization·
4.2.TheRelationshipbetweenLatinandGreece·
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4.3SimilarMythologyandArt·
4.4ReasonoftheSimilarCivilization·
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V.TheStudentSurpassedHisTeacher·
5.1MilitaryScience·
5.2PoliticalSystem·
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5.2.1GreekPoliticalSystem·
5.2.2RomanPoliticalSystem·
5.3Legalsystem·
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5.3.1GreekLegalsystem·
5.3.2RomanLegalsystem·
VI.Conclusion·
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VII.Reference·
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III.TheCityWasBuiltinaDay.
3.1TheevidenceabouttheRomewasbuiltinaday.
Thereisasayinginthisworld:
Romewasnotbuiltinaday.Itaimstotellusthatweneedtotakelongtimewhateverwewanttodo.Butthereisfewpeopleknowthatthissayinghasasmallmistake.Infact,Romawasbuiltinaday,fasterthanpeoplehaverealized.ArchaeologistsfoundareelwhatissignedbyCaesarandanAncientBabylonconstructioncompany.ThisreelisacontractwhatisaboutRomecity.TheAncientBabylonconstructioncompanyclaimedthattheywouldbuildtheRomejustonoday;
iftheycouldnotbuildRomainaday,Caesarwouldbeheadingthemandfeedthemtothelions.Archaeologistsholdtheopinionthatthiscontractiseffectivebecausetheydonotfindanymarkthattheheadwasbittedbylions.Nowarchaeologistsareusingcarbon-14toappraisaltheageofthisreel.
3.2Thecultureappearquickly
Wecannotimaginethatthegrandcitywasbuiltinaday.Theroad,theColosseumandthepantheonissograndthatwecannotunderstandtheywerebuiltsoquickly.Butnowwealsodonothaveenoughevidencetoprovetheguess.WedonotknowhowmuchtimetheytaketobuildRome,inanycaseRomancultureappearsisanindisputablefact.Fromthehistoryrecords,Romancivilization(includingmythandreligion)appearbetween200BCand100BC.Maybesomeonewillthinkthatonehundredyearsistolongtoodomanythings.Butjustonehundredyearsisnotenoughtobuildacivilization,evenincludingthemythandreligion.
IV.TheCultureWhatWasInheritedFromGreece
4.1Romanempiredidnothavetheunifiedcivilization
Notonlythecity,butalsotheRomancivilizationwasbuiltforashorttime.BeforetheempireRomeisaninhabitedlandwhatiscombinedbymanytribes.Accordingtothecommonsense,differenttribesalwayshavedifferentculture.Maybetheyhavetheunifiedcommunicationmode,butitwasimpossiblethattheyhavetheunifiedlanguageandcivilization.WeknowthattheGreecewasdestroyedbyRomebutthe
originofRomancivilizationisfromGreece.SoRomandidnotdeveloptheircivilization,opposite,theyinheritedtheculturefromGreece.
4.2.TheRelationshipbetweenLatinandGreece
Themostdirectrelationshipwhatwecanfindbetweentwocivilizationsisthelanguageandcharacters.ItiseasytoknowthattheoriginoftheGreekalphabetisPhoenicianalphabet.TheofficiallanguageofRomeisLatin.AndtherelationshipbetweenGreekandLatinislikedistantrelative.Igiveanexample:
inGreece,thenumber5iswrittenby“Πέντε”,inLatin,thenumber5waswrittenby“V”,ituseasymbolfromGreece.Therearemanydifferencesbutwecanalsofindthecommon
grounds.Forinstance,thepronunciationandshapewillbeagoodexample.Ifweobserveitcarefullyenough,wecanfindthatGreekismorecomplexthantheLatin.Butanywaytheylookabitlike.Ontheotherhand,thepronunciationoffundamentalLatinwordsisfromthepronunciationofGreece.Romanaresosmartbuttheyaresolazy.Theydidnotwastedmuchtimetocreatealanguage;
insteadoftheyusedtheGreececharacterasthefoundation.
4.3SimilarMythologyandArt.
Mythologyandcivilizationisbasedonwordsandalphabet.Wecanfindthecommon
groundsontheculturelikemythology.IntheGreekmythology,thekingofallgodsiscalledZeus,hecontrolsheavenandusesthunderasaweapon.ButinRomanmythology,thekingofallgodsiscalledJupiter.Exceptnameeverythingissame.Wecanfindmanyinstances.PrometheusislikeZeus,eventheRomanweresolazythattheydidnotchangethename.WecanseethatRomemightjustcopyandcarry.ThesamegodsandthesamestoriesmadeRomeandGreecebecamepolytheistic.
Expectthealphabetandmythology,artisalsoatypicalsignwhatrepresentsacountry.WhenRomeoccupiedthelandofGreeceasaconqueror,thearchitectswhowerefromGreececouldonlygatherintheRomanCityandtheymadeacontributiontodevelopRomanarchitecture.Greekarchitecturewasexquisite,harmoniousandartistic.Thetemplecanbeseenagreatinstance.ButRomanarchitecturewasgrandandpowerfullikethearena.
4.4ReasonoftheSimilarCivilization.
RomeandGreeceissosimilarthatwehavetoconsiderthereason.First,RomadestroyedGreeceandthearmytookeducatedGreekback.TheGreekculturewenttoRomelikethis.Second,Romewasabelligerentcountrysothattheydidnothaveenoughtimetothinkandcreate.Third,forcontrollingthecountry,Romeadoptedthestrict