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Originally Posted by scotsboyuk
The Enlightenment led on from earlier periods, which were influenced by the Empire, thus both periods have very strong influences upon modern society. Some of of the most powerful influences we still feel are the simplest e.g. measurements, alphabet, etc.
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Most of the Roman Empire was already conquered by the end of the Roman Republic (Gual, Greece, Parts of North Africa, Spain, Italy, Siciliy, Large Chunks of Turkey, etc...). The Roman Alphabet came from Phonecia and the same measurements were around during the Republic as during the Empire.