What if the roman empire had never fallen?

Question

What if the roman empire had never fallen. Would we be more advanced? Would the two world wars have happened? How different would our world today be?

Answer 1

we would all be catholic italians

Answer 2

greek and latin will be predominant.

Answer 3

We would be writing all of this in Latin:)

Answer 4

We are the Borg and you will be assimilated! Resistance is Futile!

Answer 5

None of the romance languages would exist because those area would still be speaking Latin.  Fortunately, government existed then.  So there would still be some type of law and order.  I don't how well the idea of having two consuls would work though.  That's one too many roosters in the hen house if you ask me.

Answer 6

the dark ages would have never occured and I think we would be far more advanced

Answer 7

If the Roman Empire had never fallen, we'd all be speaking Latin. As far as being MORE??? advanced, do you actually think that we ARE advanced?!!!

If the Roman Empire had never fallen, there would be no war: Pax Romana! That's why that turkey in the W. House wants to build an Amerikkkan Empire, so that a Pax Amerikkkana will prevail.

The problem with an empire's 'pax' is that it never lasts (although Rome did give a good showing!); and the 'pax' isn't all that great, anyhow. In fact, any empire's 'pax' is always going to be the same: DO WHAT I SAY OR I KILL YOU.

How different would our world be today?

Well, there'd be no war because Rome would be so strong no one could fight a war against Rome. So there would probably be a lot of terrorism, like now!

Answer 8

Well thank god it did, we'd all be mad italians now (nothing against them by the way my best mate italian and my god is she mad!!!!)

Answer 9

The collapse of Rome was inevitable! Greed, corruption and conquest can only be sustained for so long.

I see no difference except perhaps a few years here and there, the world we live in now has manifested from the same principles that shaped Rome.

Mankind's inability to find balance with nature and need to propagate conquest is his downfall...

We are watching the fall of man right now, it just happens to occur slowly, but surely!

Answer 10

id still be called biggus dickus

Answer 11

it would be IV:XXIII right now, and digital watches would still suck.

Answer 12

we would still be cavemen

Look. Me have made fire

Answer 13

The two events you mentioned are too far apart in time to speculate how they are inter-related. many other events could have taken place that could have affected history.

if the Roman empire had never fallen it would probably continue to grow up to a certain point, then would stagnate, ad its society would disintegrate, a bit like America today

Answer 14

I have some bad news for you, my child. The Roman Empire has always been more alive and erect than ever before. Why do you think most of the former new world {AMERICA} has kept sacred all of the traditions of ROMAN government and literature, even the days of the week???

Answer 15

What if the Queen had balls?

Then she'd be king

Answer 16

We would have been all Romans and the world would be a boring place to live!  The fact that we are all different makes it interesting to compete against each other.

Look at George bush.  He enjoys bombing children, women, disabled people and all that moves.  Under Romans this would not happen.  how boring!  Also, we won't have any jokes about Bush or Blair!!

Answer 17

You would speak Latin right now

Answer 18

~For the Roman Empire not to have fallen, it would have had to been an entirely different empire than that which actually existed, so you question is moot.  More to the point, "what modifications by the Romans would have been necessary to preserve and perpetuate their empire".  Those changes would have made the empire unrecognizable, but, first and foremost, the Romans would have had to have allied with and assimilated (or been assimilated by) their Teutonic cousins.   Since western history has be dictated by the Teutons since the fall of Rome (actually since before the fall, since it was the Teutons that knocked Rome down), not much would be different today - although we may have gotten here faster.

Answer 19

The roman empire was itself effectively a world war, it was at constant war with the entire world, known and unknown.  Conquest and conquer and drink and be merry, I don't think this behavior would have led to better advancements, just crueler and bloodier sports.  Lion feedings, gladiators... I could go on and on but needless to say the world would be a much worse place to live in.

Answer 20

what if  indeed!!!!!! i'd be the current emperor, so watch out

Answer 21

we would all be speaking Italian

Answer 22

If the Roman Empire had never fallen, and answering this question on the basis that it was/is at the height of its dominance (it was falling the moment it was not at its peak so it is pretty fair to answer in this manner), then neither world wars would have occured. Rome controlled the main 'players' in both wars and, if they controlled both sides then they would have been on the same side. A better place? Nobody can answer that properly, a billion decisions by a billion people would have occured and who knows what would have transpired?

If the great learning of the Romans had continued maybe they would have learnt how we could all live in  peace and harmony, or cured cancer; or maybe someone would have invented a bomb a million times greater than a nuclear bomb and, for whatever reason, used it.Or a germ that escaped.....

Where does speculation end?

Answer 23

Some remnants of the Empire still remain: roads, calendars, government.  A lot has changed and not so much.  I'm guessing we would have advanced even further, and would've kept the polytheistic deities alive.  No "prophets" would've been needed.  Christianity really did ruin it.  Italy would still be the center of the World (even though I consider that anyway).  What we call technological advancements would've far surpassed anything; I believe space travel would've been attained long before and we would've not surpressed contacts with other beings.  I think we would exchange ideas and general culture from all over, but Rome would stand as the formidable, dominant role model.  Wow, what a cool question! Anyway, just what I think-ciao! ~N

Answer 24

Hitler would probably have put then all in the gas chambers.

Answer 25

A lot different. And everyone might be Christian Catholic. And a whole bunch of stuff wouldn't have happened. That's all I can speculate right now. Hope this answers your question.

Answer 26

What sort of inane question is this Idiot Maximus?

Answer 27

Personally, they were civilization's first superpower and knowing how strong they were then, they would probably double in economic strength as well as military power; since practically no one stopped them on the battlefield. And you have to consider the fact that they would have most likely been our allies during world 2. Considering that Rome loathed the fact that one man could wield so much power, for example Mussolini. And that tradition would've been in affect since the Cesar days. From that being said, i firmly believe they would have been on our side against the axis powers. I also believe they would have been more influential in technological advances, since they improved the chariot. But thats what i think.

Answer 28

Roman candles would have been called just candles.

Our maps would have italy at the center.

Greater class division.

Two world superpowers. - Cause I'm fairly sure an empire as expansive as Rome would force a lot of other countries to band together. Probably Africa? I dunno.

Another prominent religion

A visit from the starship enterprise aiding the Christian movement

Answer 29

but it did fall,and that is history,so i cant speculate on how

advance or not we would be,the thing is the world still the same,what changes is people attitudes

Answer 30

If the Roman Empire had never fallen, we'd all be speaking Italian.  I doubt most of the wars that have happened in Europe in the past 2,000 years would have happened because we and the Europeans would have been one nation.  

If a government wants to rule over a single landmass (and an insignificant island just to the north of the landmass), it's easier if they don't have separate identities so if the Roman Empire had become stronger instead of falling, they would have encouraged us to think of ourselves as Romans.

Christianity might still have emerged but the leading belief system could possibly have been the Roman pantheon.  We might have had a temple to Zeus at the end of the Road.  

Our language and architecture would have been different because the Normans wouldn't have invaded our shores because, basically, they'd be Romans too, there wouldn't have been any point in invading an island that was already part of the Empire, it would be like The British Army deciding to invade The Shetlands.

Answer 31

irrelevant