Why are Rome and Ancient Greece said to have the same origin?

The relationship between ancient Greece and ancient Rome is as follows: 1. Cultural inheritance relationship.

During the centuries when ancient Greece emerged, ancient Rome was only a small city on the banks of the Tiber River in the center of the Italian peninsula.

The art, philosophy, and religion of ancient Greece had a profound impact on ancient Rome.

After the rise of ancient Rome, ancient Greece had gradually declined, but the ancient Romans still admired ancient Greek culture very much, and a large number of ancient Greeks were employed as tutors for ancient Roman nobles.

A large amount of ancient Greek drama and literature was introduced into the cultural life of ancient Rome.

2. The relationship between politics and war.

After the rise of ancient Rome, through several Macedonian wars, the declining ancient Greek city-states were eventually merged into ancient Rome.

This also caused many people in ancient Greece to become slaves in ancient Rome.

This also resulted in a more profound connection and influence between ancient Rome and ancient Greece.

Note: According to research by classical scholars, the ancient Greek word "democracy" (demokratia) first appeared in the mid-5th century BC.

The origin of the concept of democracy can be traced back to the democratic and equal customs of clan tribes in primitive society.

There were hundreds of city-states in ancient Greece, with different customs and diverse political systems. Countries that truly implemented democracy (such as Athens) were only a handful of them.

The transformation of the Athenian state from primitive monarchy and aristocracy to democracy was the result of the simultaneous action of a series of domestic and foreign factors such as the long-term unremitting struggle of the common people.

The evaluation of the historical status and role of Athenian democracy must also be analyzed in stages and cannot be generalized.

After the beginning of the 6th century BC, many farsighted politicians in Athens successively legislated and reformed. The core content was to abolish debt slavery, reconcile conflicts among various factions within the citizen collective, strengthen its internal cohesion, and promote its outward expansion.

In the late 5th century BC, Athens became rich and powerful on the basis of oppressing, exploiting and enslaving foreigners; and the implementation of democracy was the main measure taken by the Athenian rulers to strengthen their rule over the vast number of subject states. The Athenians and the vast number of subjects

The deepening of conflicts was also an important reason for its final defeat in the Peloponnesian War.

The Athenian democracy after 403 BC was a wise choice made by the city-state rulers based on historical tradition and practical needs under the condition that it was unable to implement large-scale expansion.