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a village that conquered a continent by paving roads and stealing everyone else's gods.
means the citizens and civilization of ancient Rome, whose empire ran much of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East for centuries.
from named after rome itself, a city legend says was founded in 753 bce by romulus, who killed his twin remus over where to build the walls — a founding myth soaked in fratricide that somehow set the tone for the next thousand years of politics.
citizenship expansiongranted to all free empire men in 212 ce
concrete secretself-healing seawater concrete outlasts modern versions
road networkover 250,000 miles, some still used today
language legacylatin split into french, spanish, italian, romanian
for instance
julius caesar — crossed the rubicon in 49 bce, ended the republic
augustus — first emperor, ruled 27 bce to 14 ce
the colosseum — built 80 ce, seated 50,000 for gladiator games
hadrian's wall — 73-mile fortification across britain, built 122 ce