History repeats itself if we as humans do not know what mistakes were made in the past. Ancient Rome lasted for centuries because the leaders adapted to the mistakes of the past leaders. Today’s culture has fallen into a doomed pattern by ignoring the strives the Roman’s made to improve itself. “The Roman Empire made the largest impact on western culture today,” said Dr. Edward Woodfin, a western civilization professor at Converse College. From the time the Roman Empire was established it’s citizens knew there were rich and then there is everyone else. Those who were not rich worked long and hard days under the watchful eye of the Roman army. The rich placated the differences with Panem et Circenses or food and entertainment. Eventually though
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Spartacus was a slave from an outer part of the Roman Empire (Shaw 2). “District 12 was an area known as Appalachia” (Collins 41). Appalachia is an mountain range that in Panem was the furthest most remote district. So Spartacus and Katniss are from remote areas. After committing a crime and/ or being chosen in the reaping they are forced to go another place to train. Spartacus was sent to Sicily where as Katniss was sent to the Capitol’s training center (Shaw 2). From there they both excel at killing people for entertainment, but there are visable signs of resistance that stirs something in others. It was as if they were both used. In fact there is no documents with Spartacus’s exact words in them (Shaw 27). The only documents about Spartacus were documents that were used to show him as an envisionary or to incite sympathy for slaves (Shaw 27). Dr. Harbin has said that she thinks Cinna used Katniss. Spartacus and Katniss were symbolizes whether they were real or not. Today Spartacus is still considered as a symbol of rebellion and Katniss is following in his footsteps, but she does what he can’t. Spartacus loses the battle in the end and Katniss can see beyond just the end of the battle she saw the end of the war when she killed the next oppressor. Katniss may have not directly been told that when one person of power is killed another takes their place, but she witnesses it time and time again,
Spartacus was a slave from an outer part of the Roman Empire (Shaw 2). “District 12 was an area known as Appalachia” (Collins 41). Appalachia is an mountain range that in Panem was the furthest most remote district. So Spartacus and Katniss are from remote areas. After committing a crime and/ or being chosen in the reaping they are forced to go another place to train. Spartacus was sent to Sicily where as Katniss was sent to the Capitol’s training center (Shaw 2). From there they both excel at killing people for entertainment, but there are visable signs of resistance that stirs something in others. It was as if they were both used. In fact there is no documents with Spartacus’s exact words in them (Shaw 27). The only documents about Spartacus were documents that were used to show him as an envisionary or to incite sympathy for slaves (Shaw 27). Dr. Harbin has said that she thinks Cinna used Katniss. Spartacus and Katniss were symbolizes whether they were real or not. Today Spartacus is still considered as a symbol of rebellion and Katniss is following in his footsteps, but she does what he can’t. Spartacus loses the battle in the end and Katniss can see beyond just the end of the battle she saw the end of the war when she killed the next oppressor. Katniss may have not directly been told that when one person of power is killed another takes their place, but she witnesses it time and time again,