What effect did the Romans have on western civilisation?
The Romans were the greatest empire builders of the ancient Western world. They created a legacy that proved to be as dominant as it was long lasting and thus many Roman principles are embodied in modern institutions. In many ways, the Roman legacy remains the ideal upon which Western civilization has shaped itself. One need only to look at the Capitol in Washington to see how extensively the founders of the United States followed the roman model in fashioning a new nation. The Romans were a practical people whose greatness lies in government and law. Many of the concepts that influence political lives today have roots in the regimes that governed Rome during the 1,000 years it dominated much of the Western world. Various strains of political and social thought emerged when the Roman Republic, and later the Roman Empire, expanded and strived to optimize its form of government. However, it was ancient Greeks who proved that democracy could be the foundation of a stable government and th
