[Sans-Culotte]

That’s late Rome. I was talking about at its height, by which I meant late Republic and early Principate. Yes, by the later years, they just sort of became whatever the people around them were; sort of like the USA today. I was simply making the point that the Romans established a great civilization before the advent of Christianity.

[arthurus]

I think I made that point answering the email that said essentially that there wasn't any notable civilization before Christianity. For a really thought provoking take on that whole subject see:

Judaism and Christianity