Greece And Rome

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Rome and Greece both had similarities in the way they were built. Both were formed on the edges of a body of water. Both relied on the land and surrounding area for hunting and agriculture. In Greece, the first city was built on the palatine hill. They proceeded to build other structures in the same area; mostly this is the hill in which homes were built on. The built their capitol on Capital hill. Also on the same hill they built temples to worship in. Cliffs that were hard to reach surrounded Capitol Hill.
They had many stages in the development in Greece. The Cycladic stage was first; here they relied on metalworking and developing trade routes. The Cycladic stage ended around 1550 BC. The Minoans came next. In this stage they formed the first stages of writing and law. This stage came to an end in 1220 BC. The Dark Ages were from 1200 to 800 BC. In this period they formed a military, had a population problem, and were constantly at war with one an other. In Archaic Greece they expanded on writing and literature. The religion they followed was based on gods and goddesses. From 500 to 100 BC they went through major changes. They had an ever-changing leadership, took a more appealing look at art, gave women more of a public life, and fought with the Peloponnesian wars.
Rome has a very small history compared to Greece. They built on the banks of the Tiber River. They also had Capitoline hill and Palatine hill. They also had a Forum; this is where all their trade was done. The Romans had their own alphabet, language, laws and government. Between 509-146 BC they changed from a city to empire. They carried the language of Latin. The Romans also fought wars. The First and Second Punic Wars took a tremendous toll on Rome.
The similarities between the two are numerous. The two governments both had rule over the people. They also had high taxes in both. The two were different in respects to the type of gove...