Compare And Contrast Rome And America

Modern America and ancient Rome are very similar already, but will their falls be the same as well? America has several power hungry leaders running for president at the moment, just like how Rome only had the leaders that wanted power, not those who had earned it or knew how to wield it properly. Unfortunately, one of Rome’s building blocks for its fall was its political instability, which America seems to share. For example, Rome didn’t have a steady way to transition the power between leaders fairly, and there were often fights between possible leaders for who was the next emperor. Plus, America is running into many of the same problems that Rome did when it was about to fall, so it’s only natural for America to have the same outcome.

How does Rome compare to the United States? Well Rome is very similar to the United States in a lot of ways, for example New York is extremely crowed and Rome is as well and the buildings in Rome are close to each other just like in New York. However in New York they do not use the bathroom in a bucket then throw it out the window like they do in Rome; sometimes it even hits the people below. Crazy isn’t it?

Thesis: The Greek influence of outstanding culture, gods, and their beautiful art to the Romans’ they took this inspiration on to their own creation. Both ancient build devotion to their gods they would bring the most precious things to them temples, however, they would focus on making large empire to rule and to take control of their city-states.

For example, “We still use its alphabet, exploit its literary genres, inhabit its cities, preserve its architectural styles, and follow its schedule of holidays.” (Murphy 2). Here, one is able to identify that contemporary day America still possesses and develops upon a myriad of features of the Roman Empire. The educated elite within Rome impacted the perspectives and virtues of Americas Founding Fathers, as their values enabled them to fulfill their task. As seen here, “The educated elite of the thirteen-colonies were steeped in the Roman code of virtus…they held fast to their rustic virtues: sanctity of family, sobriety of conduct and demeanor, a stern sense of discipline… Romans achieved their mission, divinely inspired, to rule the world…they were the values the Founding Fathers.” (6). Here, one is demonstrated that the perspectives of the Rome significantly influenced the outlook of Americas Founding Fathers, which allowed them to accomplish their tasks. Additionally, the advancements of the Roman Empire influenced America’s political leaders as well. For instance, “By the time Eisenhower reached San Francisco, sixty-two days later, he understood that America needed what Rome had possessed, a network of good public roads. When he became president, he created the interstate highway system.” (13). Therefore, Rome’s advancements during the

Ancient Rome had a huge impact on what we now have here in America. For example some of our building mirror Rome's buildings. Also our government is almost a replica of Rome's government. The way some building were made is similar to the ones in Rome. First the US Supreme Court has a Greek style to the architect.

Is the United States becoming the new Rome? America is starting to become more and more like Rome by the second. From the unstable government to the terrorist attacks, and unhealthy lifestyles we are leading, the U.S might fall just like Rome.

I think that America will not fall like Rome, at least anytime soon. This is because there is more entrepreneurship in America than there was in Rome, America is not trying to keep expanding, and America is a democracy unlike Rome, which was a monarchy. First off there is a lot more entrepreneurship and social mobility in America than there was in Rome. For example there is the American dream and you can start off poor, but you can become rich through hard work.

     Although the Romans and Americans have many similarities, there exist equally prominent differences. One main difference between Roman and modern American civilization is the technology available to each. Americans have enjoyed the benefit of the Industrial Revolution and the Information Age, requiring less hard labor and more efficient production. The Romans had to employ slaves from conquered nations to reap great harvests, mine precious metals, and build long roads. A lot of that work has been made easier in America, as machines have replaced hand-shovels and pickaxes. The lack of passable roads in Rome was a hindrance to its trade, while Americans can blow out a mountain and build a relatively more level road for its goods to be carried on efficiently. The dawn of

Why did Rome fall? Well, It is my belief that the government was one of the main issues. Then there was the military, and finally the social classes. Now do I think America is heading in the same direction? No, Yet I do still think we have some red flags to be still watching out for.

     Not only was Rome highly influential back in its prime, but many of its ideals are still remaining strong in some form or another. A perfect example of this is the United States. Even in the "Pledge of Allegiance" there are traces of Rome. For part of it states that; "? By the republic for which it stands?" this says that this country is ran under a republic. Just as Rome in its first five hundred year reign. We have adopted the same thought that through our senators, who are elected by the people, a better country can be developed. This is an almost exact adoption of the Roman states system that implies a highly centralized government can run an entire nation effectively.

The United States is the superpower of the world today. However, historians believe terrorism and shootings could cause the United States to fall just like Rome fell. Rome was a superpower due to its size, strong military, and organized government. Rome fell for many reasons, such as laziness in the military and among the wealthy, natural disasters, diseases, being conquered and taken over, and rulers being constantly killed all contributed to the collapse of Rome.

“While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls - the World.” Lord Byron. This essay will discuss the similarities of military, economics and systems of government between the Roman Empire of the 6th century BCE and the United States of America of the 20th century. History has revealed that all superpowers fall eventually, although much time has passed since the glory days of Rome we see in 2015 the largest superpower in charge, the United States. There are many similarities that can be drawn between the American superpower and the Roman Empire such as the same founding of government and both dominated in military, as well as economic similarities. This leads

Entertainment wise the people of Rome and the people of American share some what the same interest in the same things. For example gladiators and horse races evolved to boxing and Nascar. Also physically demanding things

Throughout History many civilizations have rose and fallen but we will be analyzing Greek and Roman Civilization. Many people view the Romans as a “copy-cat” empire compared to the Greek because they modeled so many things after the Greeks, for myself, it would be correct to assume this were true.

The contemporary United States has been influenced by many ancient civilizations, mainly Classical Rome and Classical Greece. Even though Greece had a tremendous influence over our civilization, out of these two classical civilizations, I believe that Classical Rome has had a bigger impact on many aspects of the contemporary United States. In this essay, I am going to examine the political system, economic system, and the architecture of the Classical Rome Empire, and explain how these influenced the contemporary United States.