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The idea of Roman law was one that carry through to today!. The idea of trials, where both sides presented evidence, and where everyone was held to written laws, is something we see today!. Yes, the Roman system had flaws, just as systems today do, but they marked an improvement over the idea of justice being something at the whim of some individual!. Other lessons and ideas include language and engineering!. Examples of the latter include the aqueduct system using gravity feed to provide water, indoor plumbing, road systems, and concrete for building!.
As to the impact the Romans had on the civilizations around them!? Well, the first impact would be the fact that they led to the destruction of many of those civilizations!. The Etruscans, the Carthaginians, to lesser degrees Egyptian and Greek culture!. The smashing of Celtic culture in Gaul!. Ironically, the Romans often marked their dominance over those civilizations in their gladiatorial games!. Look at the different styles of gladiator and the weapons they used!. Most were based on the arms and armor of those civilizations!.
The Romans also acted as a curb on those civilisations and cultures that the Romans could not defeat!. In particular this applied to the Scythians and Persians, and to a lesser degree the Germans!. Only as the Roman Empire weakened and failed did those civilizations manage to gain more power and influence in Europe!.
One other aspect of Rome would be its effect on trade!. For all their militarism, the Romans were also a trading civilization!. They had a passion for the unusual, and would pay for goods from as far away as China!. Their road systems were built as much to encourage trade as to ease military movement!.Those cultures that were on the edge of the Roman Empire tended to benefit from that trade, especially in the east!.

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