Rome And Its Impact On Today's Society

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Countless historians and average educated citizens say that "Rome fell but it's legacy lived on." They say that because although the empire itself fell, it left behind many aspects of its society and culture that are still visible today. Those legacies are still affecting life today. A few of the major ones include Roman art, architecture, language, and philosophy and laws, but it is undoubtedly the Roman's architectural skill and engineering prowess that had the biggest impact on today's society. Their use of roads for easy transportation, their construction of the Colosseum, the greatest stadium for sporting events ever built in the history of our time, and their improved use of arches that stood out from all other architectural advancements.

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