Greco-Roman world

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The Greco-Roman world () – also Greco-Roman civilization, Greco-Roman culture, or Greco-Latin culture (spelled Græco- or Graeco- in British English) – is the modern term for the regions that historically and culturally fell under the direct influence of the language, culture, government, and religion of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The two cultures first blended significantly within the military sphere of the Roman Republic, and then the widening Roman Empire. The term "classical antiquity" describes the accompanying time period when Greco-Roman culture exerted its greatest influence and dominance on the European continent. In these regions, the cultural perceptions, ideas, and sensitivities of these peoples became dominant in classical antiquity. That process was aided by the universal adoption of Greek as the language of intellectual culture and commerce in the Eastern Mediterranean and of Latin as the language of public administration and of law, especially in the Western Mediterranean...

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