This document provides a brief overview of some cultural aspects of ancient Greece and Rome. It compares their appearances, belief systems, forms of communication, and dates. For appearances, it notes that Greeks and Romans wore different styles of tunics, dresses, and footwear. Their belief systems were both polytheistic, though they had different pantheons of gods. Communication methods included the Greek alphabet and parchment versus the Roman use of tablets and styluses. The document ends by listing additional topics to compare such as entertainment, food, government, housing, jobs, environment, and leftovers.

1. ABC’s Of Culture
The Greeks & The Romans
By:
Period 7 – Honors History
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2. The Greeks The
Romans
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3. Appearance
The Greeks The Romans
 Greek women wore  Roman women wore
chiffons and. pallas and stollas.
 Greek men wore chitons  Roman men wore togas
and tunics and tunics.
 Greeks rarely wore  Romans wore leather
shoes. But when they did sandals and boots.
on special occasions,  Roman women wore hair
they wore leather sandals up in curls and rings
or boots.  Men were clean shaven
 Men had long hair and with short hair.
facial hair at first, but later
had short hair and were
clean shaven.
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4. Belief System
The Greeks The Romans
 The Greeks were  The Romans were
polytheistic. polytheistic.
 The Greeks had two long  Romans gods were
epics that described the basically the same as the
gods’ effects on Greek Greeks, just with different
history, the Iliad and the names.
Odyssey.
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5. Communication
The Greeks The Romans
 The Greeks had the  Roman hand gestures were
alphabet. exaggerated to express
 The Greeks also had various emotions.
papyrus paper.  The Romans used tablets
 The Greeks used and styluses as paper as
pens.
parchment that was made
from animal skins later on.  Later on, Romans used ink
 The Greeks used pigeons and parchment made from
to carry messages. animal hides.
 The Romans had the Latin
alphabet that was very
similar to the Greek’s.
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6. Dates
The Greeks The Romans
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7. Entertainment
The Greeks Romans
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8. Food
The Greeks The Romans
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9. Government
The Greeks The Romans
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10. Housing
The Greeks The Romans
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11. Information
The Greeks The Romans
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12. Jobs
The Greeks The Romans
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13. Kinds of Environment
The Greeks The Romans
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14. Leftovers
The Greeks The Romans
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