Roman Influence in Literature

I have recently been reading a fictional book by the author Pierce Brown named Red Rising. The world of the book is a future civilization that takes heavy influence from Roman culture. They take architecture, government systems, philosophies, and military ranking from the Romans. The military aspect was most interesting to me, with men and women named imperators at the top of the system. These imperators were the commanders of the army, and held high respect among the people. It was helpful having background knowledge on the subject going in because I now have a much better understanding of the book.

- Andrew Tanner