r/spqrposting • u/battltard • Aug 07 '25

Rome never fell

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Roman law has affected the development of law in most of Western civilization as well as in parts of the East. It forms the basis for the law codes of most countries of continental Europe (see civil law) and derivative systems elsewhere. source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roman-law

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u/Cliepl Aug 07 '25

Unreadable on mobile :P

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u/outofcontextsex Aug 07 '25

Forget the British Empire; the Sun never sets on Rome!

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u/Head_Championship917 Aug 07 '25

Not to nitpick, but in Portugal there’s also an influence of Italian law. Not as strong as Germanic, but it’s there and it is clear

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u/Otherwise-Comment689 Aug 07 '25

I agree, it never truly fell. Even when conquered, they maintained Roman traditions. In gothic kingdoms, British, ottomans,

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u/spacepiratecoqui Aug 07 '25

Portugal in Eastern Europe ?!?!1?one?

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u/DummyDumDump Aug 09 '25

Thank Napoleon for that