| rdfs:comment | - A sister trope to Mayincatec, Spexico, Far East and Scotireland, a tendency for writers to overlap the Greek and Roman civilizations and confuse aspects of the two, e.g. Roman numerals in an otherwise Greek setting, Greek Gods in Rome, and vice versa, etc. It would probably be valuable to note, at this point, that "Ancient Greece" is itself a lesser example of Cultural Blending; see Ancient Greece. When Ancient Grome meets language, you get Canis Latinicus. Examples of Ancient Grome include:
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| abstract | - A sister trope to Mayincatec, Spexico, Far East and Scotireland, a tendency for writers to overlap the Greek and Roman civilizations and confuse aspects of the two, e.g. Roman numerals in an otherwise Greek setting, Greek Gods in Rome, and vice versa, etc. Partially caused by Did Not Do the Research, but this is Older Than Feudalism as it was primarily the Romans' own fault when they drew a lot from the Greeks (Classical Greeks, that is; contemporary Greeks were more likely to end up as the butt of jokes for being failures and rather demotic). One of the most famous examples that immediately come to mind is Classical Mythology. The Romans would also continue placing plays in Athens or other Greek cities, to avoid slandering the state, but leave everything else Roman-like. Also, due to massive Greek colonization (mainly before the rise of Rome), a large chunk of southern Italy was known as Magna Græcia (Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς, Megálē Hellás) -- "Great Greece." Greek was also the most commonly spoken language in the greater Roman empire; Latin was the official language of Rome itself, but Greek was the lingua franca spoken by non-citizens, at least in the eastern half of the Empire. The vast majority of the New Testament was originally in Greek as a result, as they were written for a diverse audience living under the Roman empire. It would probably be valuable to note, at this point, that "Ancient Greece" is itself a lesser example of Cultural Blending; see Ancient Greece. When Ancient Grome meets language, you get Canis Latinicus. Has nothing to do with Gnomes from ancient civilizations, or with the King of the Earth Elementals in the Elric of Melnibone universe, and the other title choice -- "Ancient Reece" -- would have been even less indicative due to sounding too much like a slang term for stale peanut butter cups. Examples of Ancient Grome include:
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