Research Paper on:
Rome's Legacy

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kingdoms legacy is one of brutality and fanaticism. However, while one side condemns the Romans for taking such a harsh approach to constructing its monumental empire, the other recognizes  the inherent fortitude of civil law and extraordinary organization that would be necessary to accomplish such an overwhelming objective that was established by "a tribe of impoverished shepherds grazing their  flocks on the marshy banks of the Tiber [who] evolved to become part of the greatest Empire in the world" (Magnay 81). Throughout and subsequent to its existence, the  Roman Empire possessed significant influence upon other societies, ultimately playing a substantial role in the making of Europe. "For such is the might and greatness of the Roman People,  as to have carried the awe and esteem of their Empire beyond the Rhine and the ancient boundaries" (Germania). II. LAW Indeed, the early Roman period was one of  law inequity and favoritism in which the Romans preferred a more argumentative approach. It was not long before such shortsightedness was brought out into the open, establishing the fact  that the royal economy was being supplemented by the very people who could least afford to contribute to it. Because people were terrified of the retribution that followed delinquent  taxation, the Roman period was one that reflected a considerably negative legal connotation. People were monetarily abused and discarded, being forced by document  to fortify the imperial budget in spite of the fact that it placed a significant burden upon them. "The survival of many such declarations suggests that many learned the  rules of Roman administration and sought, through the use of official documents, to manipulate the system as far as possible to their advantage" (Hanson PG). When Emperor Justinians Codex