The Roman Army was extremely important in explaining the success of the Romans and the expansion of the Roman Empire. The Roman Army, at the peak of its power, conquered what we now call England/Wales, Spain, France, most of Germany, the northern coast of Africa, the Middle East and Greece. read more
People far and wide came to regard themselves as Romans. Even after the political entity had disappeared Rome persisted as an idea. It not so much fell as it underwent apotheosis. The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire -- much of its territory was never within the empire -- yet it perpetuated the concept of Rome. read more