Some absolute political genius sometime in the 4th century worked out that Rome could not survive as a military power, but could survive as a church. For the n

Some absolute political genius sometime in the 4th century worked out that Rome could not survive as a military power, but could survive as a church. For the next thousand years, Rome effectively controlled much of Europe. Today, 1500 years later, billions of people all over the world look to Rome for guidance, and Rome still has political sway over large areas of the world.