<P> Roman and Greek ideals of nationhood can be seen to have strongly influenced Western views on the subject , with the basis of many governmental systems being on authority or ideas borrowed from Rome or the Greek city - states . Notably , the European states of the Dark Ages and Middle Ages gained their authority from the Roman Catholic religion , and modern democracies are based in part on the example of Ancient Athens . </P>
<P> Roman and Greek ideals of nationhood can be seen to have strongly influenced Western views on the subject , with the basis of many governmental systems being on authority or ideas borrowed from Rome or the Greek city - states . Notably , the European states of the Dark Ages and Middle Ages gained their authority from the Roman Catholic religion , and modern democracies are based in part on the example of Ancient Athens . </P>
when was the first government formed in the world
when was the first government formed in the world
Roman and Greek
Roman and Greek