Greek architecture has influenced Western Civilization throughout the centuries, continuing long after the demise of Greece in ancient times. As a basic model of sorts for buildings of importance among more modern Western nations, Greek architectural features have been an ongoing inspiration and influence. The simple use of columns, capped and crowned in diversely Greek ways, has traditionally been used for private residences and minor public buildings in American society, among others.
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The Romans were very influenced by the ancient Greeks, along with some inspiration from cultures of the Far East. The Greco-Roman ideals concerning philosophy, society, and culture have served as a foundation for Western culture and community as a whole.
Greece may be considered a Western nation, in part, because Western culture has so many of its roots in ancient Greece. Some western ideas about democratic government, for example, are based on Greek ideals. The Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer's epic poems about the Trojan war and the fall of Troy, remain popular centuries after they were composed. To ancient Greeks the poems provided a guide for moral behavior and were the cornerstone of a proper education.