Pictorial simple explanation by the artist..
For my next game i took a study about the two unavoidable civilizations[ Greece and Rome ] and their effects towards our modern civilization. Either how bad they treated woman, how good they were in art and they are the basics of the most used languages.
Some small of my table of classification from various sources from net.
for more
http://www.talesbeyondbelief.com/greek-and-roman/greek-and-roman-index.htm
For my next game i took a study about the two unavoidable civilizations[ Greece and Rome ] and their effects towards our modern civilization. Either how bad they treated woman, how good they were in art and they are the basics of the most used languages.
Some small of my table of classification from various sources from net.
Civilization | GREEKS | ROMANS |
Time Period | Greek mythology was developed first | Roman mythology was developed 1000 years later |
Language | Greek | Latin. |
Art | Perfection in their depiction of people. | Real life people as it is |
Nature of the gods | Greek mythology focussed on the personality traits of gods | Roman mythology focussed on practical roles and achievements |
Priests | Greek priests were revered as teachers and healers of individuals | Roman Politicians took the offices of influential priests, called pontiffs, to gain control of the people and popular worship |
Superstitions | Greeks were less superstitious than the Romans | Rites and ceremonies were practised to interpret the will of the gods by studying omens Flight patterns of birds, dream interpretation. Priests called Augurs 'read' the entrails of animal sacrifices. |
Festivals | Fewer festivals | Numerous festivals, about one day in four was set apart for the worship of particular gods, celebrated by feasts, games and sacrifices |
Games | Olympic style games | Gladiatorial games |
Public Worship | Theia | Roman gods were worshipped at every public event, including the gladiatorial games |
Offerings | Votive religion, based on the exchange of gifts (offerings) for the gods blessings. | Based on appeasing the gods and requesting their help to avenge enemies. Romans used 'Curse tablets' |
Blood Sacrifices | Greeks made blood sacrifices but the killing of animals were not part of the ceremonies | Highly public blood sacrifices and killing |
Household Gods | Less emphasis on household gods and ancestors | Families would honor their household spirits and ancestors |
Women | Greece women had no rights. They were property. | Roman women had quite a few rights, but were still not citizens. |
Statues | statues were of perfect people | statues contained all the flaws of real people |
Roads | Greeks built roads to connect two specific cities | Romans built roads that connected their empire to Rome |
Gods[src: Encylopedia] | ||
Asclepius | Aesculapius | |
Boreas | Aquilo | |
Eos | Aurora | |
Notus | Auster | |
Dionysus | Bacchus | |
Enyo | Bellona | |
Demeter | Ceres | |
Eros | Cupid (Amor) | |
Lachesis | Decima | |
Artemis | Diana | |
Hades | Dis Pater, Pluto, Orcus | |
Eris | Discordia | |
Pheme | Fama | |
Satyr | Faun | |
Pan | Faunus | |
Zephyrus | Favonius | |
Chloris | Flora | |
Tyche | Fortuna | |
Erinyes | Furies | |
Galinthias | Galinthis | |
Charites (Graces) | Gratiae | |
Heracles | Hercules | |
Hera | Juno | |
Zeus | Jupiter | |
Themis | Justitia | |
Hebe | Juventas | |
Leto | Latona | |
Phosporus | Lucifer | |
Selene | Luna | |
Ares | Mars | |
Eos | Matuta | |
Hermes | Mercury | |
Athena | Minerva | |
Atropos | Morta | |
Ananke | Necessitas | |
Poseidon | Neptune | |
Clotho | Nona | |
Moirae (Fates) | Parcae | |
Irene | Pax | |
Persephone | Proserpina | |
Amphitrite | Salacia | |
Hygieia | Salus | |
Cronus | Saturn | |
Silenus | Silvanus | |
Helios | Sol | |
Hypnos | Somnus | |
Semele | Stimula | |
Gaia | Tellus | |
Hecate | Trivia | |
Odysseus | Ulysses | |
Asclepius | Veiovis | |
Aphrodite | Venus | |
Hesperos | Vesper | |
Hestia | Vesta | |
Nike | Victoria | |
Hephaestus | Vulcan | |
Eurus | Vulturnus | |
http://www.talesbeyondbelief.com/greek-and-roman/greek-and-roman-index.htm
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