Conquered Greece culturally raised the children of conquering Rome

Evidence

The empire that defeated Greece in war was, at the level of its private childhood, adopted by Greek men — who taught it everything cultural it knew. — , The Rod and the Child, 637

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the classical ‘Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit’ (captive Greece captured its conqueror) motif, given here a specifically pedagogical force. — connects to: Combining passion and intellect drove the exceptional greatness of the Greeks — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 143; Many commentators made direct comparisons between contemporary Western society and the fall of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. In her book Because They Hate, Brigitte Gabriel wrote, ‘What brought down the Roman Empire? It was decay from within. What brought down the Greek Empire? Decay from within. You are seeing the beginning of the demise of the greatest nation in the world, the United States of America, because of a cancer that eats and devours from within.’ (2008, 218).; Augustus imitated Alexander to represent imperial power in Rome. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 511

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• Many commentators made direct comparisons between contemporary Western society and the fall of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. In her book Because They Hate, Brigitte Gabriel wrote, ‘What brought… (similarity 0.83)
• Combining passion and intellect drove the exceptional greatness of the Greeks (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Augustus imitated Alexander to represent imperial power in Rome. #exemplifies (0.55) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 511
• Combining passion and intellect drove the exceptional greatness of the Greeks #expands (0.35) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 143
• Many commentators made direct comparisons between contemporary Western society and the fall of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. In her book Because They Hate, Brigitte Gabriel wrote, ‘What brought… #complicates (0.30)