Greek influence on Western Culture

The land controlled by Ancient Greece.

For what would you thank the classical Greek civilization?

Many things, such as the first great literature in the Illiad and Odyssey; the first historians, geometry, the first stone throwing catapults, international sporting events, trial by jury, alarm clocks and, perhaps most importantly, democracy.

For creating the concept of trial by jury. Instead of one man deciding whether or not the accused is guilty, a group of non-partial peers make the decision. As long as the accused was male and a free citizen. The rest, women, slaves, children, foreigners etc., were simply stoned to death.

… and a defense attorney.

The insightful literature of Plato and Aristotle, especially The Republic, which I have read several times.

I think that by creating a good language (Greek) and having Alexander the Great conquer most of the known world really paved the way for Jesus and mode it possible for the gospel to spread through most of Europe.

I would thank them most for giving us Aesop’s Fables because I love reading them. They are excellent stories with a good moral teaching at the end.

I would like to thank the classical Greek civilization for the catapult.

I would like to thank classical Greek civilization for the invention of man-boy love affairs.