Our Similarity To Ancient Greek Society Although many people know of Ancient Greece, not many know about how their government was run. Sure, we have all seen the columns and heard of the great philosophers, that is often all we know of this culture. Most of us are not aware of how these illustrious people lived their daily lives. If you compare their society morals to ours, you may realize that they are a lot more similar to ours then you think. In 431 BC, Pericles gave a eulogy to honor the Athenians who had died during the first year of the Pelopenesian War. In this speech, he declares ‘We d