"The Rise And Fall of The Greek Civilization" It was nearly 2,000 years ago that the Greek civilization ended, after Greece became a part of the Roman Empire. Despite this, their influence on philosophy, architecture, politics, art and language can still be felt today. The Geometric period was a time of transformation in the Greek society. There was a dramatic increase in population and a more urban lifestyle emerged, which brought overcrowding in the cities as …
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…The great city of Corinth was destroyed (146 BC), Athens captured (86 BC), and Cleopatra and Mark Antony defeated at the Battle of Actium (31 BC). Their defeat marks the end of the Hellenistic Age and the end of the Greek era. Works Cited: Adams, Laurie. A History of Western Art. London: Brown & Benchmark, 1994. Rise of Greece. Ed. Nikki Akins, Ann Swartz, Sara Wenner, Jason Hamond. 1 Jan. 2001. Minnesota State University. 25 Oct. 2001.<http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/>.