Rome and America have a lot of many similarities and differences. Some of our American ways are almost the same as what the Romans lived by. America is evolving so we are straying away from most of the old Roman ways. They are looking more alike than different , with America acting so much like Rome history may repeat itself.
The first similarity is both Rome and America controlled land outside of their borders. Rome conquered many places including Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some places in these continents are Italy, Spain, France, Libya, Syria, and Western Hungary. Some of the territory the US controls are American Samsa, Guam, Northern Mariland Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin islands. So they both control/controlled …show more content…
Rome was actually one of the first early example of separation of powers, their government consisted of consuls, assemblies, and senates. Also, if the people of Rome thought a law was unreasonable the law could be set aside. This is the same now in the US when the law is called unconstitutional.
In America and Rome had/have a very large numbers in unemployed and poor people. As of 2013 in the US 14.5 people were in poverty. In 2015, right now, there are currently 8.5 million people unemployed. In Rome being poor affected 12.7 families that is 1.8 percent less than the US now. If you were poor in Roman times you lived on the free grain the government provided. Imports are/were greater than exports in both Rome and the US. Importing more in exporting was led to money rolling out of the economy and government which leads us to our debt rising.
Now even though it may look like Rome and America are very similar they do have their differences. One of their differences is Rome conquered, kept, and controlled places while America tries to include the territory they control. The Romans conquered the Etruscans and Greeks while the US try to remain allies with England. America is a lot nicer to the areas they control than the Romans were. The Romans showed no mercy to them but then again why would they, those people were not …show more content…
In America you're born into citizenship and you have a natural rights which include liberty, right to life, and the pursuit of happiness. While in Rome so many of the people were not considered citizens only subject. Rome was split up into citizens and non-citizens, all of the upper class citizens were called Partitions. If you were a citizen you had many privileges than the non-citizens which had little to none. In Rome you could appeal to the emperor only if you were citizen. In America you can appeal to the President no matter who you are, yes, you have to be a citizen but here in America we are born into citizenship so we have the right to do
The first similarity is both Rome and America controlled land outside of their borders. Rome conquered many places including Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some places in these continents are Italy, Spain, France, Libya, Syria, and Western Hungary. Some of the territory the US controls are American Samsa, Guam, Northern Mariland Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin islands. So they both control/controlled …show more content…
Rome was actually one of the first early example of separation of powers, their government consisted of consuls, assemblies, and senates. Also, if the people of Rome thought a law was unreasonable the law could be set aside. This is the same now in the US when the law is called unconstitutional.
In America and Rome had/have a very large numbers in unemployed and poor people. As of 2013 in the US 14.5 people were in poverty. In 2015, right now, there are currently 8.5 million people unemployed. In Rome being poor affected 12.7 families that is 1.8 percent less than the US now. If you were poor in Roman times you lived on the free grain the government provided. Imports are/were greater than exports in both Rome and the US. Importing more in exporting was led to money rolling out of the economy and government which leads us to our debt rising.
Now even though it may look like Rome and America are very similar they do have their differences. One of their differences is Rome conquered, kept, and controlled places while America tries to include the territory they control. The Romans conquered the Etruscans and Greeks while the US try to remain allies with England. America is a lot nicer to the areas they control than the Romans were. The Romans showed no mercy to them but then again why would they, those people were not …show more content…
In America you're born into citizenship and you have a natural rights which include liberty, right to life, and the pursuit of happiness. While in Rome so many of the people were not considered citizens only subject. Rome was split up into citizens and non-citizens, all of the upper class citizens were called Partitions. If you were a citizen you had many privileges than the non-citizens which had little to none. In Rome you could appeal to the emperor only if you were citizen. In America you can appeal to the President no matter who you are, yes, you have to be a citizen but here in America we are born into citizenship so we have the right to do