Roman Empire Vs Us Analysis

The great colosseum, known for power, beauty, justice, and colorful paintings of blood, smeared on the concrete floor. The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful empires ever to exist, but with the rise of the empire, came a drastic and bloody fall. Even though the fall of the Roman Empire is often compared with the U.S.A because of the incredible power both of them hold. It is easy to see, the problems facing the U.S, have no comparison to the fall of the Roman Empire. The most important difference between the Roman Empire and the U.S.A. is the difference between the two systems of government. The United States is a democracy, giving the people the power over government, the Roman empire was an Autocracy, leaving the power in the hands
is the “land of the free”, this is because there is little suppression of religion or any other social differences. This was not the case during the fall of the Roman Empire. During the ruling of Emperor Nero during 313 AD, the christians were persecuted because Nero blamed them for the great fire of rome. This left many christians to be executed or majorly suppressed. Another example of social suppression is the use of slaves. In Rome, slaves were a huge part of their society and everyday life. Around ¼ of the population of the roman empire was slaves. This leaves not only the slaves, but the christians unloyal to the roman empire.
Rome was known for its powerful military and the huge amount of land it captured, but without the loyalty of the military, rome fell. This is another huge difference between Rome and the United States. The U.S. has the biggest military in the world to this day. Which allows them to protect their land and continue to be stable. When rome ran out of money and couldn't feed their military, it not only allowed barbarians to come in, but stopped the flow of money received from expanding their land. Without that money rome went deeper and deeper into debt and eventually was taken over by