Fundamentals of Roman culture and worldviews

Neglect of art and science does not mean that Roman remained half-educated. Not only the Greek was taught in enlightened homes, but also the correct and elegant Latin.

Already in the Republican period Rome had its original art, philosophy, science, formed its method of creation. Its main feature is the psychological realism and authentic Roman individualism.

Greeks saw the world through a comprehensive model of a harmonious world, through the majestic and heroic mythological system, which gave it a completeness. For the Romans world was extremely simplified, myth has ceased to be ideology and turned into a fairy tale. Consequently, the phenomena was perceived more clearly, it became easier to learn them, but one thing was lost irreplaceably - sense of wholeness of being disappeared. That is why the Romans could not approach the Greek ideal: natural model of the world, which was the main mystery of the ancient Greek greatness, was lost.