The term Greco-Roman represents the combination of Greek and Roman achievements. The Greco-Roman Period (332 BC -395 AD) started when Persians were defeated by Alexander the Great, the Greek conqueror.
The Greco-Roman culture has lots of contribution and technological achievements in the different fields including mechanical innovation such as furnace construction, agricultural field such as Iron Age technology; and architecture such as the use of fired brick and tile for building construction.
Talmadge began his career as a staunch segregationist and was known for his opposition to civil rights, ordering schools to be closed rather than desegregated.