Rome Never Fell Essay

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Rome. One of the most unique and significant civilizations in the world, which lasted from its birth until now, was the Roman Empire. As a result, I believe Rome never fell. I define "fall" as maintaining no more cultural significance in the modern era (the 1800s–2000s). The cultural importance of Rome spread throughout the old world through their campaigns, and the scale of their campaigns brought their culture to different places. These cultures spread and diversified into many things in the modern era, affecting nations and cultures through railroads, technology, and many other ideas and ideals.

An example of Rome's influence on infrastructure and architecture is displayed in modern-day railroads. The war chariots could only accommodate the back ends of two war horses, so they had to make the specific length of the ruts 4.5 feet long and 8.5 inches wide. The same people who made the railroads used these exact measurements to create one of the most important inventions in human history. Railroads kick started the Industrial Revolution, propelling the …show more content…

Because the Roman Empire extended all the way to England, the Romans had a lot to do with it. The Romans brought their language with them, called Latin, and the early Germanic tribes that would soon give rise to English used Latin to trade with the Romans, according to dicconary.com. "About 80 percent of the entries in any English dictionary are borrowed, mainly from Latin." "Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots." The Romans didn't just influence English. Latin evolved into different romantic languages such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian, and in total, they have around 1,019,850,684 speakers, not counting English speakers. All these speakers are ingrained in the economy, world, and, most importantly, our lives through immigration, jobs, and