A Greco-Roman Tidbit:

One of the more famous Emperors of Rome was Hadrian or, more properly, Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus (born Publius Aelius Hadrianus). He had a hellenistic view of the Roman Empire, as a commonwealth, and spent most of his reign of 20+ years traveling about the Empire. He really liked and admired Greece, and showed such admiration by setting up building and improvement projects in Greece and creating a federation of Greek cities.