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It's really not a big deal. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, you're talking about the people that emulated greek culture as they viewed it as more refined than their own?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah! I mean they took a good idea and spread it around way more effectively than the Greeks did

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The Apple of ancient Europe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The Greeks were isolationists. Each city-state considered itself the center of the world. It wasn't on their list of priorities to share or spread their culture, unless it involved complete obliteration by conquest.