>>12655520>center of western civilization.It's the centre of classical civilization. It was really the world's most important city about 2000 years ago, but visiting it now feels like seeing the ruins of the capital of a great empire mixed together with a modern city built by people completely unrelated to it.
As a person who loves ancient Roman history, seeing it feels very disheartening.
In contrast, in Washington, D.C. you really do feel like you're at the political center of the contemporary world.
