The Greek, and Roman cultures have left a mark on world civilization that extends into the present day. Through their contributions to philosophy, mathematics, government and language these two cultures have carved out an often violent history. Both started as small factions jointed together for strength, spread their influence through conquest and trade, and were invaded and eventually fell to outside and internal corruption. Yet although their cultures were strikingly similar, they differed greatly in …showed first 75 words of 2868 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2868 total…an attempt to Christianize the Empire. It did work as Christianity soon became the state religion, and the Holy Roman Church was put into place. Still the empire floundered and was eventually divided in two, as her western half had problems from invading Turks and the eastern from barbarians. Rome would never again be united, and the Empire would never again live except in the minds of defunct dictators the likes of Napoleon and Hitler.