Both Greek and Roman influences have had a major impact on the world today.  For instance, the Olympics have survived to this day and even retain much of its former meaning of peace.  Another important invention is the calendar; the modern calendar is based upon the Roman version.  Even our military uses inventions from Greek times.  Greek fire has inspired the creation of petroleum bombs and napalm weaponry, and spurred the terrorist favorite of psychological …showed first 75 words of 741 total…

…showed last 75 words of 741 total…bombs. Greek and Roman civilizations remain classical throughout the ages, because the innovations and inventions that they created remain popular, and mainly unchanged, throughout the ages. We've hardly changed the physically challenging Olympics, or the incredibly accurate calendar, and even to this day we can't recreate Greek Fire. From the basis that they set out for us we've advanced in areas from world politics to flushing toilets. From there, who knows what direction we'll go.