What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! Rome did not simply vanish when its empire fell. Its roads, laws, languages, calendars, architecture, engineering, and political ideas survived, adapted, and became part of the foundation of the modern world. From the courtroom to the Capitol building, from the alphabet you read to the cities you live in, Rome is still with us in ways both obvious and invisible. Learn more about the legacy of Rome in the modern world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED TrueWerk Get 15% off your first order at truewerk.com with code everything DripDrop Go to dripdrop.com and use promo code everything for 20% off your first order! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Rome didn't just simply vanish when its empire fell.
0:03.9	Its roads, laws, languages, calendars, architecture, engineering, and political ideas all survived
0:10.5	and became part of the foundation of the modern world.
0:13.3	From the courthouse to the Capitol building, from the alphabet you read and the cities
0:17.4	you live in, Rome is still with us in ways both obvious and invisible.
0:22.6	Join me as I asked the question, what have the Romans ever done for us? On this episode,
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