/lit/ - Literature

>>18670155
>saved the classical canon from destruction because the Romans couldnt be arsed to preserve it
>stabilized Europe and brought a time of peace not seen since the Pax Romana
>fended of Muslim invaders
>educated people and did away with pagan superstitions about witchcraft and whatever those idiots believed in
>built giant monuments and patronized the arts, catalyzing the advent of the Renaissance of the arts
>invented the University
>limited the unlimited power of the nobility
Oy vey but muh space travel, Romans were known for their scientific breakthroughs!