>>9808097They inspired the romans to a degree. And both cultures inspired the West. Even all the way to America. I had a history teacher in highschool once talk shit about the Greeks and the battle of Thermopylae. Every boy in the class jumped to their feet and started yelling how he was full of shit. I have never seen a bunch of highschool guys unite that quickly on one thing before. And he was a legit commie who pissed us all off. Also
>Why doesn't /pol/ obsess over Rome like it does Greece?A lot of people do. There's been a bunch of threads about Rome. I've been in one today and I was in three yesterday.