Graeco-Roman
Antiquity's blended heritage
Graeco-Roman, also spelled Greco-Roman, describes the cultures, arts, and traditions of ancient Greece and Rome considered as a unified classical heritage.
The term recognizes how deeply Roman civilization absorbed and adapted Greek influences in philosophy, architecture, literature, and religion.
Graeco-Roman wrestling is a style that forbids holds below the waist, distinguishing it from freestyle wrestling.
The spelling with the diphthong ae is more common in British English.
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- epicureanismPursuit of refined pleasures
neoplatonism · cynicism · skepticism · sophists · dialectics · logos · ethics · metaphysics
Greek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- PoseidonGreek sea deity
Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hercules · Jupiter · Mars · Venus · Mercury
Upright structural shafts
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- ionicConcerning charged particles
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
triglyph · architrave · portico · atrium · amphitheater · pantheon · basilica · peristyle
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
epicureanism · neoplatonism · cynicism · skepticism · sophists · dialectics · logos · ethics · metaphysics · virtue
Zeus
Greek sky god
Poseidon · Hades · Aphrodite · Ares · Hercules · Jupiter · Mars · Venus · Mercury · Neptune
columns
Upright structural shafts
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- ionicConcerning charged particles
entablature · triglyph · architrave · portico · atrium · amphitheater · pantheon · basilica · peristyle · stoa
grappling
Close-quarters combat technique
clinch · pin · reversal · mat · bout · palestra · gymnasium · olive oil · submission · stance
Graeco-Romanmedieval
Of the Middle Ages
modern · contemporary · Dark Ages · prehistoric · Renaissance
Graeco-Romannon-Western
Outside European-American traditions
Sino-Japanese · Mesoamerican · pre-Columbian · Asian · Islamic
Graeco-RomanJudeo-Christian
Shared heritage of two faiths
Christian · monotheistic · Abrahamic · biblical · ecclesiastical