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Article: THE SPLENDOR THAT WAS ROME.(legacy of Roman Empire)
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- Calliope
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- January 1, 2001
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Roma quanta fuit, ipsa ruina docet. "how great Rome was, her ruins teach us."
Since the Middle Ages, artists, authors, and architects have written this Latin phrase on canvas, parchment, and even in stone. History had washed away the political might of Rome, but for these artisans, its legacy to future generations was clear. Even in its ruins, Rome's achievements survive and run through our daily lives.
Consider language, for example. The letters that we learn in school today are the same as those the Romans took with them as they conquered the Western world. In 100 B.C., young Romans would have learned the same capital letters that we teach today in ...