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the empire that fell 1500 years ago and still runs your calendar, your alphabet, and your plumbing.
means an ancient civilization whose laws, roads, and language became the operating system for the western world.
from founded, per legend, in 753 bce by twins raised by a wolf, one of whom killed the other over where to draw the city line — a fitting start for an empire built on ambition and blood.
road network250,000 miles, some still paved and walkable
lastedwestern half fell 476 ce, eastern half lasted 1000 more years
concrete secretroman seawater concrete gets stronger with age
daily leftovermonths, laws, senates all copy its blueprint