The Roman Empire never fell. All the empires of history presented themselves as its legitimate heirs: the Eastern Roman Empire;the Holy Roman Empire of Charlemagne;Moscow, that called itself “the third Rome”. And then Napoleon, and the British Empire. Even Fascism and Nazism proclaimed their Roman ancestry. But the political entity that probably has the most striking similarities with the Roman Empire are the United States of America. And nowadays we participate of the virtual empire of Mark Zuckerberg, himself a big admirer of Augustus: the first man to lead a multi-ethnic society of peoples, who didn’t know each other but shared the same culture. Rome lives. All over the world many political words come from Latin. The terms “Kaiser” and “Czar” derive from the name “Caesar”. The Romans inspired poets and artists throughout the ages. They dictated the rules of war, of architecture, of law, all of which are still relevant today. They went through the same issues as our present society,