Ancient Greek Vs. Ancient Romans Political Systems By: Erica C. , Tammy P. , & Alex H. Romans Greeks Both had democratic government They were the most powerful democractics. Similarities Originally ruled by an oligarchy Originally ruled by republic Romans Greeks Only free adult men were citizens The Romans' women had more freedom then the Greeks' women Predisposition to favor the aristocracy Had more success in creating a centralized government Greek society began by the formation of the city state Aristotle divided Greek governments into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies, and democracies, and historians still use these same divisions. “Democracy.”
