Compare And Contrast Rome And The United States

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Rome and the United States are kind of the same. The only differences are the Romans executed most of their prisoners. The United States does not execute most of their prisoners, only maybe one to ten a year. There are a lot of similarities though. The United States and Ancient Rome both are open to newcomers, open to all religions, both have three branches of government, and they both have burial services. The coolest thing is that Rome and United States both have great entertainment. They both have stadiums for entertainment. The United States’ stadium are better built though. The United States and Rome have more similarities than you think.

Roman culture is kind of like the United States culture. To avoid falling like Rome we need to get

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