To the Glorious Greeks and Romans!! - Historum

Lord Keviv · June 17th, 2011, 07:15 AM

I had grown up reading about Greek and Roman History and they have never failed to impress me.

I would like to hear the views of the current day Greeks and Romans on the following,

-- Is the common present day Italian/Greek aware of his country's great history and feel proud of it (or) is it just a story from a past long last?
-- Do rivalries like Spartan and Athenian still exist?

-- How does an Italian feel when he thinks about the Glory days of the Roman empire and the power it had on the world's culture? How does a Greek feel when he thinks about Alexander's empire? Are they just another story for them (or) do they still inspire patriotism?
-- Are there sections of people who still speak Old Latin and Greek (apart from the Vatican)? Are there measures taken by the respective governments to preserve these languages?

**Satuf** · June 17th, 2011, 07:19 AM

Sparta is in Turkey... So it's dumb to hate Athens when you're a Turkish city

**Isoroku295** · June 17th, 2011, 07:20 AM

MAY ALL PAY HEED!! ONE FROM INDIA ITSELF HAS GIVEN ROME IT'S DUE!!!! for all you cerephiles

1: Yes, they are very very proud. Greece more then Italy.
2: If I am correct Sparta is dead. Other then that I think Rome did alot to brake down the whole City-state concept. Time did the rest. If it survived long enough, Ottomans finished it off.
3: I'm sure most Italians and Greeks feel proud, but aren't really hell bent on recreating.
4: I can just about promise you Greece is preserving the languange. Latin is probably still spoken but only as a side thing, done in small groups, and not as the main language.