Romans Influence On American Culture

American culture and most of the things that people do, see, and think wouldn’t be the way they are if it weren't for the Romans and what they created and accomplished as an ancient empire. In ancient Rome, in their time of expansion and flourish were able to create and build so much technology and ideas that helped build their empire and create a unique image of what they are. These in turn spread with some being so groundbreaking that it they are still used commonly and frequently and others becoming the inspiration and basis of even more achievements The Roman Empire is the most influential empire to have impacted U.S. culture due to their achievements such as spread of Christianity, the creation of the Latin language, and the ideas justice.

Latin was the main language for the Roman empire and was used all across the land. In document 1 it revealed that,”Latin is the basis for the languages of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian… Even the German and English languages have derived worlds from Latin.” This evidence shows that all these widely spoken languages are all from Latin which means that if it weren’t for the creation of Latin these languages wouldn’t be the way they are and as popular as they are. Just like how Latin affected the way languages are spoken in Europe, these languages also spread to the U.S. as well with some languages gaining more speakers due to the spread. In the article,”The Most Spoken Languages In America” by Jessica Dillinger, around 230 million people speak english and out of the top twelve languages spoken in the U.S. half are romance languages. The latin language has changed how people speak and what to speak in the U.S. since about 70% of the population speak english. Also since all the Romance languages are from Latin it’s easier to learn other languages when you know one already. The way people talk and the way people try to communicate in the U.S. is, ironically the effect of the the one language that no one

These laws were unique due to how they handled justice and how it displayed the enforcement of basic human rights, inspiring and influencing some of the laws created and used today in the U.S. In document 3 it reported that, ”we inherited the beliefs that no man could be accused anonymously and that he was innocent until proven guilty.” They were able to give restrictions, but still let everyone have their fair amount of rights and freedom, so that everything is balance and no one can harm each other’s rights. Just like the Romans the U.S. follows the same principles and laws so that everything is fair. These laws are prevalent and seen and used a lot through the news, media, social media, and more. They are seen during trials of people where lawyers and attorneys are called to debate and have reasons to why someone is guilty but they are still given the same rights no matter what until the very end when the decision is made. With this people can’t be unfairly accused and unfairly penalized. Justice and the rights of an individual are very important in modern day U.S. but it’s the Romans who first understood this and created this which has helped many U.S.