Rome never fell

[u/battltard]

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

[u/Head_Championship917]

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