Compare And Contrast Rome And America

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.

     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 egyptian and roman government are similar in some ways. “The Roman Empire was one of the greatest civilizations ever known...The ancient Egyptian Empire was probably the most advanced and …”. This evidence shows the similarities of government because they both had an emperor as the main ruler. “The romans came up with the solution of dividing the

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

“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

Two of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world were the civilizations of Greece and Rome. These two civilizations were especially significant from the time periods prior to the Roman Republic. These two civilizations both affected Europe and the Mediterranean regions including the rest of the world around them. Though the two civilizations differed in location, they also had many aspects that were very similar. One of these includes the government, with both showing the beginnings of the representative government. Another aspect between these civilizations was the military with similar strategies, tactics, and organizational similarities.

     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

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.

Right now in the 21st century, the United States of America is known to be one of the strongest nation around the globe. However back in 200 BCE, the Roman Empire was the Alpha country throughout the whole Mediterranean world. But when something or someone hits a peak, they are surely to decline in the near future. As for Rome, the problems that later caused destruction began around the 5th century. I will use Documents A,B and C as a resource to show the primary reasons of Rome’s decline. For example, the leaders who were overconfident and lazy, led a feeble and unprepared army, who soon weren’t able to defend Rome from foreign invaders. All the confusion and violence made Roman citizens fear and blame their lazy emperors for the chaos and

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.

The United States has adopted parts of Ancient Roman culture into modern day life. Over time Rome became the superpower of the Mediterranean controlling a vast amount of city-states. Power from trade, innovative minds, a powerful military, and influence from other cultures combined to make Rome one of the most powerful regions of the time period. The United States has taken some aspects of Rome’s culture and has incorporated it into society making both regions similar. Roman culture was like our own culture in the United States today because of the system of government, the use of sporting events to escape the affairs of daily life and the funeral inscriptions on grave markers.

The book Are We Rome by Cullen Murphy gives a detailed history of Rome from its start to its demise. Then goes to introduce America’s history as well as comparing the two. The author starts off the book with introducing Rome and Emperor Diocletian, who he was to Rome and so forth. The book also, not only gives how similar both America and Rome are but also gives their differences as well. It lets the reader then decide for themselves the question the author asks, which is “Are We Rome” (14). The author gives the reader his point of view on the similarities and differences he discusses giving us his point of view. There is a reason for why I picked this book and I also have a critique on it now that I have read the whole book and looked over

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.

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.

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.