Why do you say that glory belongs to Greece and greatness belongs to Rome?

Around the 8th century BC, the ancient Greek civilization began to develop and the city-state system was implemented. Greece at this time was a small country with a small population. With the development of overseas trade and industry and commerce, the democratic politics in Athens has been continuously improved. First, a great reformer appeared in Athens, taking the golden mean and carrying out a series of reforms. However, because he reformed from the standpoint of the landlord class, the common people did not completely get rid of the fate of not being able to participate in politics, and the interests of the aristocratic class suffered great losses. However, the landlord class entered the political field with its wealth, which caused dissatisfaction among the common people and nobles. Solon was eventually exiled, but Solon's reform laid the foundation of democracy in Athens. The subsequent Christini reform and Perikles reform gradually improved the democracy in Athens, and reached its peak in the Perikles period.

Athens is the representative city-state of ancient Greece. The glory of ancient Greece lies in democratic politics, which laid the initial foundation for the political system of modern western countries, and also made ancient Greece prosperous at that time, with a strong democratic cultural atmosphere, and trained a group of great philosophers, such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

2. Greatness belongs to Rome

It lies in its law, Roman law and once glorious history.

In 509 BC, Rome was founded with People's Republic of China (PRC). After many twists and turns, in the late 1 century, Rome conquered across Asia, Africa and Europe, and then divided into East Rome and West Rome. East Rome lasted until15th century. In the 6th century, the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian designed a special institution to compile the complete works of civil law.

Roman law occupies an irreplaceable position in the development of western countries, and most principles and practices in the modern western legal system are derived from Roman law.

3. Glory is in Greece, and greatness is in Rome.

Ancient Greece brought democracy;

Rome brought the legal system.

These are the foundations of western capitalist countries.