In the inception, the Romans had their own original religion. But after being exposed to foreign culture or countries like Greece, they brought in the Greeks to Rome as slaves,etc. Now, these Greeks become tutors for the children of the Romans. Consequently, these tutors taught the children of Romans the stories and ideas of the Greek gods because they grew up knowing only their Greek gods. As a result, these children also grew up knowing the gods which the Greeces originally worshiped. Consequently, the whole society started worshiping the Greek god because the whole Greek Olympus was adopted (forumromanum, 2017).
The arts of the Romans were also of Greek origin. This is because when they went to war with the Greeks on Greek soil, they used to take the arts of the conquered Greeks to Rome. For instance, in 146 B.C. when a Greek city, Corinth, was destroyed, they didn't destroy the arts because they admired them and took
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But after the introduction of the Greeks, they learned how to write because it is the Greeks that taught them (forumromanum, 2017).
The Romans who were more educated lost their interest in religion and started to study the Greek philosophy. Consequently, it was introduced in Roman society. Because of the Greek Philosophy, they learned about "the nature of gods and the moral duties of men" (forumromanum, 2017). They found this benefitial because it really "preserved the simplicity and strength of the old Roman character" (forumromanum, 2017).
Because of Greek Philosophy, they learned how to behave like the Greeks and morality. For instance, the philosophy of Epicureans was about justifying "a life of pleasure and luxury" (forumromanum, 2017). Consequently, they started living a life of luxury. They also started loving the shows and as a result, used to hold the gladiatory shows as they developed schools for gladiators like in