[JoeAltmaier]

Should be a link to "Life of Brian" here - where Cleese says "What have the Romans every given us? Nothun'!" and a cell member raises his hand. "The Aquaduct?" "Oh yeah, the Aquaduct, yeah, that." And on and on until they have a long list of improvements instituted by the Romans.

[Jd]

That was easy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso

[Androsynth]

Its easy for entertainers to make that joke. But history has shown that in general, people prefer independence over technology.

[JoeAltmaier]

Sure, but they have to be alive to appreciate anything. You can make the argument: providing public safety, armed police, clean safe water and medicine, Romans saved far more lives than they ever hurt.