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| Subject: Greco-Roman world Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:46 pm | |
| The Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman culture, or the term Greco-Roman[1] (pronounced /ˌɡrɛkoʊˈroʊmən/ or /ˌɡrɛkəˈroʊmən/; sometimes spelled Graeco-Roman in the UK and Commonwealth countries), when used as an adjective, as understood by modern scholars and writers, refers to those geographical regions and countries who culturally (and so historically) were directly, protractedly and intimately influenced by the language, culture, government and religion of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In exact terms the area refers to the "Mediterranean world", the extensive tracts of land centered on the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins, the "swimming-pool and spa" of the Greeks and Romans, i.e. one wherein their cultural perceptions, ideas and sensitivities were dominant. Rewards Credit CardsVictims Of Crime |
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