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900 - 290 bc
Ancient Greece and Rome are known by several terms. They are called the Greco-Roman civilization, Classical civilization, Classical Antiquity, and probably other titles. Their literature is known as the Classics. The studying of them is known as Classical History.
It was the Classical Antiquity period that was from the 8th-7th century BCE to the 5th century CE.
There is not such a thing as Roman classical civilisation. There is not such a thing as classical civilisation either. The term is classical, period/age/era or classical antiquity. It refers to the cultural period in the history of the Mediterranean Sea when the culture of the Greeks and Romans became intermingled through the cultural influence of the former on the latter. It is therefore related to the Greco-Roman world. The Greeks also had a strong influence of the eastern part of the Roman Empire (the eastern Mediterranean) because they had ruled this area for several centuries before the arrival of the Romans. Greek was the lingual franca in this area. The education of Roman elite men was both in Latin and Greek and these men were fluent in Greek.
During the Classical period and the Golden Age in Athens Pericles was the major patron of art, architecture and literature. He infused the Athenian people with national pride and promoted larger production from tradesmen, craftsmen and artists.