Quote Originally Posted by Pontius Pilate View Post
No offense, but I don't think you can compare the influence Rome had on the world with Armenia. So what if ancient Roman civilization no longer exists. It has left a legacy that is remembered to this day by people all over the world. When you mention ancient Rome almost anyone can identify with what you're talking about, but when you mention Armenia hardly anyone even knows that country even exists today.
Kyrie Elesion! Armenia is a wonderful country with a long history of survival in the face of overwhelming odds. Armenia survived attacks from Persians, Greeks/Byzantines, Romans, Seljuks, Ottomans, Russians, etc. for many many centures and their culture and civilization is still there intact. If you were Armenian or Pontian or Georgian, what would "Roman Civilization" mean to you? It depends only on location. To an Italian or Romanian person, Roman culture and civilization probably means alot...I'm sure that people in Eastern Anatolia, Armenia, or the Caucausus region finds Armenian civilization to be just as important as Roman civilization is for Westerners...