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But it’s not just the U.S.—it’s Western civilization that’s in decline. In 1910 Europe controlled almost the whole world—politically, financially, and militarily. Now it’s becoming a Disneyland with real buildings and a petting zoo for the Chinese. It’s even further down the slippery slope than the U.S.
By 500 BCE, other Italian peoples are living in city-states, and that distinctively Greek political form, the republic, is taking root in the peninsula. In central Italy, the small city of is even now winning its independence from Etruscan domination and becoming one of these new-fangled city-republics. It is from this time and place that one ...
Sep 20, 2023 · English. Roman Empire. The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum }, probably the best-known Latin expression where the word " imperium " denotes a territory, indicates the part of the world under Roman rule. From the time of Augustus to the Fall of the Western Empire, Rome dominated Western Eurasia, comprising the majority of its population.
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- Six Parallels
- Decline of the Family
- Spiritual Decline
The philosopher George Santayana once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” To which I might add that those who remember Santayana’s maxim also seem condemned to repeat the phrase. Ask anyone if they see similarities between Rome and America, and they are likely to respond with a resounding, “Yes!” But I have also f...
It is no real surprise that people from different political and religious perspectives see similarities between Rome and America. While some see similarities in moral decay, others see it in military might or political corruption. Although there are many similarities between Rome and America, there are some notable differences. Cullen Murphy points...
Murphy sees many parallels between the Roman Empire and America in addition to the above.{4} The following are larger, more extensive, parallels. The first parallel is perspective. It actually involves “the way Americans see America; and more to the point, the way the tiny, elite subset of Americans who live in the nation’s capital see America—and ...
What about the moral decline of Rome? Do we see parallels in America? I have addressed this in previous articles such as
What about the spiritual decline in Rome and America? We can actually read about the spiritual decline in Rome in Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. In the opening chapter he traces a progression of spiritual decline that was evident in the Hellenistic world of his time. The first stage is when people turn from God to idolatry. Although God has r...
Jul 4, 2022 · Article. The cataclysmic end of the Roman Empire in the West has tended to mask the underlying features of continuity. The map of Europe in the year 500 would have been unrecognizable to anyone living a hundred years earlier. Gone was the solid boundary line dividing Roman civilization from what had been perceived as 'barbarism'.
- Dr Michael Arnheim
Aug 20, 2018 · While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city’s early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the ...
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Aug 2, 2017 · The class, co-taught by history Professor Caroline Winterer and Associate Professor of classics Christopher Krebs, compared similarities and differences between the worlds of ancient Rome and America.
