The Romans were Hellenized B.C

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There are pieces of lemon peel floating down the Thames which have a
greater right to claim descendance from the humanist, democratic,
aesthetic and religious traditions of classical Greece and later epochs
of Greek culture, than right-wing, Turk and Macedon bashing, xeno- and
homophobic Greek ultra-nationalists, who, thank God, however only
represent a very small minority both in Greece and AE.

Don't you just love it when in lack of any real arguments, we turn a discussion into personal attacks.

Why attempt to turn this into some nationalistic discussion when proof of our statements are all around you. 

It is a fact that Hellinic colonies did exist before the founding of
Rome. The Roman people were surrounded by Hellenized Etruscans in the
north, and Hellinic colonists in Naples and Sicily in the south for
hundreds of years.

We can actually find Hellinic influence in every single aspect of the Roman world. 

Roman philosophy derived from Hellinic philosophy, Roman art derived
from Hellinic art, Roman plays were strongly influenced by Hellinic
plays, Roman religion was nothing more than the Hellinic Gods, Roman
architecture was the adoption of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles
that gave birth to their own "hybrid" style named "Composite".

Hell, the Romans even connected themselves to the Hellinic world through their early history (Troyan cycle).

Name us "right-wing, Turk and Macedon bashing, xeno- and homophobic
Greek ultra-nationalists" all you like, but facts are facts and won't
change because of your prejudices and that fear of knowledge you seem
to have.

Do yourself a favor and do a search on "Greek influence on Rome", you
just might see that we ultra-right nationalists, are right.