The Romanov dynasty was the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia.
1) The Byzantine Empire had kept Greek and Roman culture alive for nearly a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire in the west. It had preserved this cultural heritage until it was taken up in the west during the Renaissance.
2) Many aspects of Roman culture were borrowed from the Greeks. Like thinking of themselves as Gods and so forth
3) Most customs and traditions in Greece and the Greek Islands are of a religious nature, but some stem from paganism. Easter is by far the most important celebration for the Greeks, even Christmas comes second.
The branches of state government are established by a state's constitution. <span />
The Federalists
Federalists wanted a strong national government whilst anti federalists wanted states to have more power and rights