When Roman rule over Europe came to an end, Roman law was largely--though not completely--forgotten. ... The Corpus Juris had no immediate effect in Western Europe, but in the second half of the 11th century it was rediscovered in Italy. ... (Ancient Rome, Compton's 96) Combined with canon law and the customs of merchants, they formed a body of law known throughout continental Europe. ... They provide not only a valuable insight into Roman law, but into Roman culture as well. ... While Augustus remained at peace with Parthia, he advanced the Roman frontier in Europe to the Danube and Rhin...

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Tiber, 1the river of Rome connects Europe with the rest of known world, symbolizes the maturity and highly consciousness of Romans. ... Roman civilization has long history and it was derivative of Greek culture. ... Culture is pre-condition for civilization to develop. Roman culture has shown as highly developed where as Egyptian culture has depicted as wild which is passing through embryonic stage of development and there is great fluctuation in their moods. ... Rome is presented as a serious, military culture grounded in reality. ...

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Whoever it was used techniques refined over hundreds of years, and learnt from different cultures such as the Greeks, Egyptians, and Eastern Europe. ... While we do not know the exact person who did the actual designs for the Colosseum, we do know that whoever it was had a vast knowledge of many different types of styles of architecture and different cultures and their architectures. ...

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The Romans have had almost every type of government there is. They've had a kingdom, a republic, a dictatorship, and an empire. Their democracy would be the basis for most modern democracies. The people have always been involved with and loved their government, no matter what kind it was. They loved being involved in the government, and making decisions concerning everyone. ...

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