Rome has influenced the world greatly. Languages such as French, Portuguese, English, Spanish all have ties to the Latin language. Many modern day buildings are based on Roman architecture. Famous buildings such as the White House copy Roman style architecture by using arches and columns. All of our months of the year, days of the week, and even the names of planets come from Romes empire. Democracy got its start in Rome. Romans invented aquaducts, which are now modern day water systems. They invented the very useful building tool known as concrete. They were the first to make and inforce laws that were voted on by the senate or other people. Every city has a main gathering square, just like Rome did.