Since Rome was founded it was a nation that keep prove it self.Romans invented impressing machine of war and many technology.Not only Italians of today doesn't appear physically like the former Roman use to be, but they lack the "Winner" heart ancient Romans had.
Rome was already a very cosmopolitan and multicultural city .People from all around the Mediterranean sea came to Rome to have a better life.The invasion of the Vandhale, Visigoths,which mark the start of the end, borough a lot of foreign element added themselves to the Roman melting pots.
If you look at Spain or Algeria(north Africa) during the time of Rome a thousand year ago, you would listen people speaking Visigoth(old German dialect) and German looking.
Could it be the same situation for Ancient Roman versus Italian of today.Am sure people from the City of Rome,Italy, may still have some "Ancient Roman" blood in them but how much?Today welsh and English clam to be themselves of Roman descent and heir of their cultu
2007-05-08
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