What was unique about Roman control of the known world?
Roman control of the then-known world was unique because it dominated the general population more than any previous empire. It was politically strong, diverse, and different from earlier empires, marking the beginning of a democratic form of government that had never been dreamed of before.
Les explains that Rome controlled the then-known world over the general population like no other empire before it. He describes it as having great iron teeth, meaning it was strong politically; it devoured, broke pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was diverse or different from all earlier empires because it began a democratic form of government never dreamed of before. The text then notes a semicolon jumping about 1,700 years from Rome’s end between 300 and 400 A.D. to the European community as the revived Roman empire, with ten horns referring to kings.