This essay outlines several classic greek and roman inventions that have influenced our lives today. It clearly shows the invention and then explains how it has affected daily life.

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…bombs. Greek and Roman civilizations remain classical throughout the ages, because the innovations and inventions that they created remain popular, and mainly unchanged, throughout the ages. We've hardly changed the physically challenging Olympics, or the incredibly accurate calendar, and even to this day we can't recreate Greek Fire. From the basis that they set out for us we've advanced in areas from world politics to flushing toilets. From there, who knows what direction we'll go.