(I'm not entirely sure that my explanation is completely correct)
The Greek concepts related to the rights and responsibilities of citizenship influenced Modern societies due to how well functioned it was. They're government allowed rights for citizens have, such as <em>equality before the law</em>, and the responsibilities they fulfill, such as participating in public life or defending their country, go back to the ideals and practices of ancient Greece. They also seemed to have to have <em>democratic governments</em> and societies.
