In my Opinion, the greatest of the three civilizations would be the Byzantine Empire. Although I know very little about this civilization I believe it proved to be superior to the other two because of two reasons.
The first reason i that the Byzantine Empire can after the other two. Because Byzantium was built on top of Eastern Rome and Greece, it did not have to reconstruct any buildings, Therefore, their architecture could not have been worse that the Roman, or the Greek.
Also, my other reason for believing that the Byzantine Empire was greater than the other two is that it actually is the other tow. Byzantium is the Roman empire and it is the Greek civilization. Because Byzantium was Part of Rome before, it kept many of its lifestyle, architecture, art, etc. However, most of the population was made up of the Greeks and they also brought in their way of life. Because of this the best parts of both civilizations mixed and created the Byzantine Empire. There for Byzantium is Better than Rome, because it also had Greek teachings, schools, philosophizes, etc; and it is also better than Greece because it practices Roman law, structure of government, art, architecture, Religion, etc.
I really enjoyed reading your essay. It was factual, precise, and interesting. You made a good point about the two cultures mixing to create an even better one. However, I do not understand this sentence: "Because Byzantium was built on top of Eastern Rome and Greece, it did not have to reconstruct any buildings, Therefore, their architecture could not have been worse that the Roman, or the Greek." Please expand upon this so the reader is not left confused. Maybe you could divide this into two structural paragraphs. (Also, check your spelling and grammar.) Great job overall! :)
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