Aside from all that, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Your language is heavily influenced by Latin.
So is your world view if you are western (believe it or not).
Streets, sewers, plumbing, public lighting, public restrooms, Roman Law, architecture, building codes... the list is exhaustive.
The closest nation to ever image the Romans is America and it’s interesting & telling that even we won’t last half as long as they did.