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like, once a year at the most? Why on earth should I think more about the Roman Empire? What have they ever done for us?
Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health ?
Alright, but apart from sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health; what have the Romans ever done for us?
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