So today (the 14th) marks the 2000th anniversary of Augustus, first emperor of Rome, dying.

On facebook, Kadagar_AV and I were debating which empires had the most influence on today's world and I figured we should bring it to here. While I do not think that the Romans had the most influence, I do believe they are are easily top 5, which Kadagar seems to disagree with.

Thoughts?