Ancient Rome's Contribution to Western Civilization

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Ancient Rome has contributed to the development of Western Civilisation. Ancient Rome was a sophisticated country that helped us build up this society that we now live in ? Western Civilisation by lending attributes that have made our world into what it has become. The government of Ancient Rome was (one of) the first to be created. If Romulus had not set down laws and chosen people to govern Rome, we would probably be all living in a very different way now. Also, Ancient Roman architecture has influenced buildings being built today. Lastly, the Ancient Roman language of Latin is the base of most English words.

Government is extremely important in a country, because without it, all hell would break loose, and wrong doers would receive no punishment. Romulus was one of the first to make rules and laws and to make up government. Even though laws have changed a lot since then, in terms of equal rights etc., Romulus created the fundamentals in running a peaceful country. Ancient Rome was mainly either a democracy or a republic in its existence. Today, the majority of Western countries...

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