[Eternal_Bear]

The Roman empire fell but Roman culture lives on. It passed on Christianity, law, literature, centralized government, high taxation, imperial wars, public games staged in coloseums, welfare state and much more. Hey isn't that a Roman Goddess on top of the Capital dome? We celebrate our independence day in the month named in honor of the Roman god Julius Caesar. Governments come and go; culture lives on forever.

[FreedomCalls]

Hey isn't that a Roman Goddess on top of the Capital dome?

Isn't that a Roman-style "Senate" underneath that dome as well?