Question

Which of the following best demonstrates how the societies of the Greek polis and the Roman Republic differed?

1. Roman society treated women far better than Greek society.
2. Greek city-states were composed of individual societies with unique governance and structure, while Rome was centered on a collection of city-states.
3. Roman society was hugely militaristic, bent on territorial domination, and Greek city-states were democratic and focused on arts and culture.
4. Roman citizens had compulsory military service, and Greek city-states had voluntary military service.

Answer 1

Roman society was hugely militaristic, bent on territorial domination, and Greek city-states were democratic and focused on arts and culture.