One interesting bit from the article "But we don’t still identify as “citizens of the Roman Empire,” and we certainly aren’t ruled by emperors who derive their

One interesting bit from the article "But we don’t still identify as “citizens of the Roman Empire,” and we certainly aren’t ruled by emperors who derive their authority from the gods of Mt. Olympus." Interesting because many Americans do consider themselves as the spiritual successors of the Roman empire leading to things like having american "Senators" meeting in the "Senate". Also possibly why some of the commentators here seem so put off by the article.