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Originally Posted by rayliotta
Europe didn't know "civilisation" even after centuries of Roman rule?
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I'm sorry, Roman rule and civilization? Kind of like Nero with his great real estate deal, or putting Christians on stakes and letting the cries and moans make your backyard party more festive?
You can define civilization as laws, and roads, and govt.
Or you can define a civilized society based on their morality and the way they treat the weakest among them.
So the HS history teachers like to teach about Rome and civilization, but what we consider to be civilized today is a far cry from what Rome practiced.