Ancient Literature of the Near East, Greece and Rome

Ancient Literature of the Near East, Greece and Rome

There are several commonalities between the linguistically and culturally diverse works of ancient literature. The familiarity between the basic nature and the history of ancient civilization leads to the understanding of ancient literature. This paper discusses the historical overview of Ancient Near East and its linkage to the Classical Greece and Rome.

Historians and archeologists believe that the initial civilization in the ancient near east began in the area of Sumer. The history of Sumerian people is difficult to identify and understand by the ...