When we talk about Greece, our mind either rushes to the modern country of Greece, with all of its

fantastic tourist destinations, or we think of ancient Greece and all of the advanced politics and

mythology that brought about the rivalries between Athens and Sparta and all of its historical sites which link closely to the

pantheon of Greek gods which stirs our imagination and interest.

After the fall from power of the mighty ancient Greek city-states, the culture of Greece endured,

such was its monumental influence.

The language and the alphabet were convenient and inspirational for other societies who obtained so much information with so much ease because of it.

So that when the city states themselves became politically weak,

the Hellenistic culture endured and inspired. The entire Greek-speaking world was overshadowed and engulfed by the Romans.

But the Romans protected Greek values and heritage

in order to maintain its loyalty,

and this would ultimately cause a rift between East and West which resulted in

Roman culture falling apart in the West where Latin culture dominated but in the east, Roman culture survived within a Greek-speaking realm.

So the period of Roman and Byzantine dominance of Greek lands lasted for over a millennium, but Greek

culture was central to this millennium.

If Greek culture was so strong in a Roman society, exactly what was going on in the heartlands

of Greek culture in the Balkan Peninsula during this period. the history of the World Podcast, written and presented by Chris Hasler. Volume 4, The Medieval World

Episode 9A, Roman Greece. Oh, you know, it's all. The initial relationship between the growing influence of Rome and the ancient Greek world was one of admiration.

Ancient Greece was academically advanced and Rome gained much from the culture of ancient Greece.

The Romans had an alphabet based on the innovative alphabet of the Greeks. The Roman governance sought to learn from the successes of

Athenian democracy. The pantheon of Roman gods was very similar to the traditional Greek gods.

Rome viewed ancient Greece as a successful society and believed that it could learn from it. Of course, Greece was not a

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