This isn’t the way that we ordinarily think about an event that has been lamented pretty much ever since it happened. Had its empire not unravelled, or had it been replaced by a similarly overpowering successor, the world wouldn’t have become modern. Yet all these enduring influences pale against Rome’s most important legacy: its fall. Christianity, which the empire embraced in its sunset years, remains the world’s largest religion. About 1 billion people speak languages derived from Latin Roman law shapes modern norms and Roman architecture has been widely imitated. For an empire that collapsed more than 1,500 years ago, ancient Rome maintains a powerful presence.
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