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History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:49 am
by SubZ3ro
So, I was having a debate with a few friends about what empire was more influential on how we live our everyday lives, the Roman or British empire. What do you think?
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 2:45 pm
by Curry30423
The curry empire!
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 3:08 pm
by Casting
The Roman for many rea...............
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:53 pm
by Shadowbolt2
Roman
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:32 pm
by Voldemort
I'm going to go with Roman

Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:50 pm
by Markwarsilver
Britian.
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:04 pm
by Criminal
It depends, in some places, even if used to be conquered by both empires, they're still more influenced by the british.
Israel is more influenced by british empire, so is India I believe.
Re: History debate
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:16 pm
by Mossbumblebee
Roman, A lot of europese languages are based on Latin. Latin really influenced the world. Englisch has a lot of Latin in it.
Re: History debate
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:09 am
by -Alator-
I think that the British Empire was more influential. English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and many foreign countries such as China add English to their school curriculum. You can still see the impact of the British everywhere. The British drove out the Native Americans which eventually ended up becoming the United States. They also had many colonies in Africa, which is why many African nations such as South Africa have English as their official language. Heading over to the dark side, the British Crown and early company rule caused many native civilizations to collapse. Then, they were enslaved and forced to work the land. This resulted in cycles of poverty and death. They also brought over Old World diseases wherever they went. Last of all, they were the key reason why the majority of Chinese people smoke and the motivation behind China's industrialization after China was defeated in the Opium War.
Re: History debate
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:48 am
by Asterix_the_gaul
I say Roman, they invented most infrastructure...roads etc, invented cement, wine, Central heating...am sure I could think of more if I wasn't sat on the toilet at work and could actually look for some more.