[KayEyeDoubleDee]

and Rome was just as bloodthirsty for conquest as the Islamofascists.

The difference being, of course, that the Romans also had things like representative goverment, private property, legal status for citizens, etc.

[Grizzled Bear]

The difference being, of course, that the Romans also had things like representative goverment, private property, legal status for citizens, etc.
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And Plumbing. It was a real mess before we got that!

[Lurker]

Romans also had things like representative goverment, private property, legal status for citizens, etc.

They also had such wonders as chattel slavery, mass murder as a form of public entertainment, and the 'representative government' you speak of was more akin to the Politburo under Stalin.

The Emperor could legally have just about anyone in the Empire murdered just for kicks.

Granted they had art and architecture but there really wasn't all that much to admire about Roman society.

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