About the book: 2010 / Ancient Rome for our Slavic ancestors was the personification of political power, as well as the stronghold of the Christian faith. That is why the state motto arose in Muscovite Rus': “Moscow is the third Rome, but there will never be a fourth.” Christian Byzantium was considered the second Rome, or more precisely, its capital Constantinople (in Russian: Tsargrad). The Russian tsars emphasized that they inherited power from the rulers of Rome and Byzantium and considered themselves their successors. But the historical significance of Ancient Rome, of course, is not limited to its unprecedented military-political power and dominion over many peoples of antiquity. The Romans contributed to the widespread dissemination of the cultural heritage that other peoples, especially the Greeks, left behind. At the same time, the Romans themselves achieved enormous success in many areas of culture. Without Latin - the language of Roman poets and prose writers - European school education was not even conceivable for a long time, and the main provisions of Roman law formed the basis of the legislation of modern European states. For middle and high school age. OCR, fb2 V 1.0 - Izekbis.