Rome and the United States are very similar civilizations. In the beginning, both cultures overthrew kings and formed republics. Also, Ancient Romans and modern Americans struggled placing executive power in one person. Lastly, both civilizations gained an enormous amount of land. The development of Rome’s government over time is similar to how the United States has developed. Both cultures overthrew kings and formed republics. Rome was a city ruled by Etruscan kings, who were overthrown for Rome…
Believe it or not, these columns originate from Ancient Rome. And so did a lot of things that you see in the US, like domes and arches. You could say that the modern US and Ancient Rome are not that different. Yet they are, we have our own, original architecture, language, and government. The modern US and Ancient Rome have many similarities and differences, the lessons from Rome could help the US to avoid the fall that that Rome experienced. Ancient Rome and Modern US both share similarities in their…
Running water is a given today but in the ancient world they didn’t have that privilege. Rome took many years to build a system for running water and eventually Rome had the best water supply in the ancient world. All the water eventually flowed into their new sewage system called the Cloaca Maxima. Ancient Rome had eight hundred and fifty private baths, eleven public ones and the largest one covered 32 acres. They also had one thousand three hundred public drinking fountains and one hundred and…