[SamAdams76]

Well aside from all of this, what have the Romans ever done for us?

[Joe 6-pack]

"Well aside from all of this, what have the Romans ever done for us?"

Well...there are the aqueducts ;-)

[purpleraine]

Provided the basic structure of our government and military.

[Polybius]

Well aside from all of this, what have the Romans ever done for us?

Over 60 percent of all English words have Greek or Latin roots. In the vocabulary of the sciences and technology, the figure rises to over 90 percent. About 10 percent of the Latin vocabulary has found its way directly into English without an intermediary

And, most importantly .....

Romans brewed "cerevisia" (Ceres the goddess of agriculture & vis meaning strength in Latin). .... 55 BC Roman legions introduce beer to Northern Europe.