Roman Greece 1
Roman Greece 1
Roman Greece 1
- Written Greek
Alphabet
- learn from
Phoenicians
Society
- Only land owning and native-born
men
- full protection of laws in city state
- Athens
- divided base on wealth
- Could change classes by money
- Sparta
- Homoioi
- men of equal status
Government
Rise Fall
- Battle of corinth ( 146 BCE) - Rome break into two parts.
- Between Rome and greek - Western part of Rome have
been attacked by Babarians.
- Rome attacked and
- Eastern part have controlled
conquered greek. by Byzantine.
Military
- hoplite (citizen army)
- long spear, short sword,
circular bronze shield
and bronze helmet
- wear lighter armour.
- greek warfare.
Religion
- Polytheistic
- The twelve Olympian gods were the major gods of the Greeks and lived on
Mount Olympus.
- Greek believed that the god would protect and guide their city
Inventions
- Odometer
- Water mill
- Theatre
Cities
- Thebes
- Situated in a plain between Lake Yliki
- Town in central Greece
- became a centre of the new silk trade
Pylos