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Okay, but what have the Romans ever done for us?
The aqueduct?
Alright, alright… Apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health… what have the Romans ever done for us?
Brought peace.
Via imperialism. Then, when their enormous military became too expensive, their empire crumpled. Or maybe it was the lead pipes.
Are you baiting history nerds into a rant