Women: "Do men think about the Roman Empire?"

Me, wondering: "How did ancient Italy's empire last over 400 years, control and organize much of the known world, and lay the foundation for a major pillar of Western Civilization?  Yet, now they can't keep a ruling coalition together for more than 2 years, and the rest of the world laughs at them for being totally inept today?  What happened???" 🤯