[Cincinatus]

I suppose the endless fascination with the Romans stems from the fact that we are their descendants in terms of civilization and culture. Despite our manifest differences, many ideas crucial to the Romans are likewise crucial to us -- distributed, non-centralized power in government, the rule of law, peace through strength, and big engineering projects in serivce of the public good. They didn't always live up to their ideals (as neither do we), but the net impact of Roman presence on the world and the sum total of human culture was positive, as is ours.

[Savage Beast]

Western Civilization, along with Christianity, evolved from the far less enlightened Greece and Rome into the greatest collection of wisdom the world has ever known.

It is a priceless gift to the world.

It must be preserved, cherished, and encouraged to florish.

[adam_az]

Our short hairstyles are roman hairstyles, too.

I like this series on HBO - anyone else?