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The Romans borrowed heavily from the Greek settlers in Italy, who had originally arrived in the eighth century B.C. |
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Greece and Rome constituted the seedbed out of which all subsequent Western civilizations would develop |
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The Romans were much more devoted to their traditions than the Greeks |
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The classical Greek and Roman civilizations drew heavily on the traditions and achievements of the ancient Near East |
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From the Greeks, the Romans derived their alphabet, many of their religious concepts, and much of their art |