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They came up with a system of laws that is used mainly by the USA, an example being "innocent until proven guilty". Their style of government, with either one man in power, or a "Senate" in power. Their majestic buildings, roads and aqueducts. They can also be credited with inventing concrete. They also gave us literature and mythology. Although most of the Roman art and literature was influenced by the Greeks, who were snuffed out by the Romans in their epic conquest of the Mediterranean. They also derived their gods, such as Jupiter and Mars, from the Greek gods, such as Zeus and Ares. Yet another influence on modern society is sport stadiums, which the Romans built the Circus Maximus and the famed Colisseum. The language they spoke, Latin, heavily influenced English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

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