Quote Originally Posted by Meneldil
Oh, sorry for misunderstanding the question. I'd have to say that the French Revolution was really important, but obviously, I'm biased here
No problem - since I wanted to see how others viewed their own history or the history of the world. That is why I made the question so generalized.

Quote Originally Posted by AdrianII
Exactly. For the same reason, I am sure that Hurin would agree with you that without the institutional inheritance of the Roman Empire, in particular Roman law, the long period of fragmentation that followed wouldn't have been nearly as fruitful.
So, If I understand this statment correctly - the insitutions established by Rome have survived the ages and most modern government institutions follow the Roman model.

I think this is correct in part. Take for instance Modern Armies - while they l organization of squads, plts, and on up are different then the Roman model - the overall concept of having an established military organization broken down to managable levels traces itself back to the Roman Legions. There were other armies that might have done the same thing - but I do believe the Roman Model is the main basis for our current military organization. At least it is in the United States.

Roman Law models - I am not so sure of - but given the military model - I can concide that point.