Catherine the Great (C) transformed the residence in St. Petersburg, the Hermitage, into a center of culture, paintings, and performing arts. It still stands as a great museum of art today.
Well, people started specializing in things and if they couldn't get something because they didn't know how to make it, they would trade for it. Fast forward 8000 years, companies like Coca Cola make coke and fanta and others can't make it because they're specialized for it. They trade for it with the entire world and other companies make things that Coca Cola owners buy.
The Greeks were taken over by the Romans. The Romans too many of the Greek gods and renamed them. Every god needs a story, right? The Romans took the Greek stories and made them their own.
