Best Roman Ruins. Where Are the Romans Now?

Throughout Europe and the Middle East, you can find Roman ruins — more than 40 in Rome, Italy. The 10 best Roman ruins outside Rome that give you a sense of the remarkable geographical span of the Roman Empire are in Merida, Spain; Leptis Magna, Libya; Pula, Croatia; Jerash, Jordan; Caesarea, Israel; Aspendos, Turkey;
Baalbek, Lebanon; Conimbriga, Portugal; El-Jem, Tunisia; and Arles, France. I’m a little surprised that Ephesus, Turkey; Bath, England, and Hadrian’s Wall between England and Scotland are not on the list, nor any of the 10 best Roman ruins in France nor the Roman ruins of Switzerland.

Remarkably, a few tribes still identify as Roman. Answers to a question on Quora.com, “Where are the Romans today?” explain that Romanians still identify as Romans; as do Byzantine Greek Orthodox who’ve remained in Turkey; and descendants of Roman citizens in Naples, Padua, and Palermo, Italy.

Quora.com: The Byzantines spoke Greek rather than Latin, yet they called themselves Romans. Were they correct to regard themselves as Romans?

Related questions on Quora.com: 

• Where are the ancient Romans now?
• Are there any Romans now?
• Are Greeks Romans?
• Were the Ancient Romans black?
• Were the Ancient Greeks and Romans white?
• What ethnicity were the ancient Romans? Are modern day Italians ethnically similar to Ancient Romans?
• Are modern Italians direct descendants of ancient Romans?
• What did the Romans call themselves?
• Where did Roman people come from before they became Romans?
• What did ancient Romans look like?
• Who are the Romans of today?
• How did the Romans view the Greeks?
• When did Romans become Italians?
• Why were Romans obsessed with Greeks?
• Are there Romans today and where do they live?