the roman empire has been revived, in fact it never really went away. the keystone to understanding this fuckery is Switzerland, the country that makes rules on how we can conduct warfare, guards the Vatican, sends mercenaries around the world, provides a safe place for the worlds pirates to hide their stolen booty, and has never had a shot fired in anger on it's territory since it was named.This is the new Rome. Washington dc is constructed with roman architecture

Fun fact: Switzerland is an anagram for "lizards went"