Pipokun asked this question on the Japan Forum : How many Europeans still feel affinity with the Greco-Roman cultural heritage ? Let's see.
Some of the Greco-Roman heritage includes :
- the Roman alphabet
- the language (half of the vocabulary in English, and over 90% of that of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese).
- Western philosophy, sciences, mathematics, logics and rhetoric
- (neo)classical architecture and sculpture
- democracy and the republican system
- the current names of the months in European languages
- the Roman legal system (e.g. still used in Italy)
- highways, viaducts, stadiums, sewer system, etc.
- eating with a fork, 3-course meal, wine, olive oil...
Here is a more extensive list of Roman contributions to modern Western society.
If you aren't sure whether the place where you live was part of the Roman Empire (I guess most people know that though), here is a map :
Some of the Greco-Roman heritage includes :
- the Roman alphabet
- the language (half of the vocabulary in English, and over 90% of that of French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese).
- Western philosophy, sciences, mathematics, logics and rhetoric
- (neo)classical architecture and sculpture
- democracy and the republican system
- the current names of the months in European languages
- the Roman legal system (e.g. still used in Italy)
- highways, viaducts, stadiums, sewer system, etc.
- eating with a fork, 3-course meal, wine, olive oil...
Here is a more extensive list of Roman contributions to modern Western society.
If you aren't sure whether the place where you live was part of the Roman Empire (I guess most people know that though), here is a map :
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