What are the development stages of ancient Greek and Roman literature?

1. European ancient literature includes two parts: ancient Greek literature, ancient Roman literature and ancient Roman literature are all representatives of European ancient literature. It is a concentrated expression of ancient Greek and Roman culture. Ancient Greek literature produced Greek myths and epics in the 8th-6th century BC and reached its peak in the 5th-4th century BC. Ancient Roman literature was greatly influenced by ancient Greek literature, but it was not a simple repetition of Greek literature. Although its literary achievements are not as good as those of ancient Greek literature, it has become an intermediary between Greek literature and later European literature. 2. The development stage of ancient Greek literature: a. In the 8th-6th century BC, the primary stage of Greek slave society was influenced by social productive forces, resulting in ancient Greek mythology and Homer's epic. B in the 5th-4th century BC, the Greek slave society was in its heyday, and at this stage, tragic comedy prose and literary theory came into being. C after the 4th century BC, Greek society gradually declined, which was a Hellenistic period. The main literary achievement is the new comedy. Literature only pays attention to rhetorical skills, is poor in content, and is seriously divorced from society. 3. The development stage of ancient Roman literature: 264- 133 BC. From the mid-3rd century BC to the mid-2nd century BC, that is, * * and the middle period, the main achievements were comedies, but most of the tragic works were lost. The comedies handed down mainly included the works of Plautus and Terrence. 65438 BC+033 BC-27 BC. That is, * * * is the "golden age" of ancient Roman literature. Poetry and prose have made great achievements. About 27 BC to 476 AD. That is, the imperial period, also known as the "silver age", is characterized by satirical poems and history. D. after the third century ad, it was a stage of decline. Creation lacks vitality, and literary activities tend to interpret ancient works. Later, Byzantine culture was formed.