What have the Romans ever (actually) done for us?

[Atraphoenix]

Not intending to derail my own topic, but how 'roman' were the late eastern roman empire?

I can easily write a book on this topic, 1000s of pages..... and I am too old to finish it

They used the same banner, In the imperial grave of Eastern Roman Empire you can see ">p<"
They used the same administrative system for a long time.
(We have still consules in the eastern empire)
-Both monarch claimed themselves as Emperor of Romans,
- Culture, metropolitan life, architecture, .... even effected Turks...
I think the turning point of the Hellenism, must be Sack of Rome then change of royal language in the Eastern Empire.