Rome: The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire
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At its height, the Roman Empire was the most advanced technically and politically western civilization of its era. Even though the Romans had a very sophisticated government, many emperors were assassinated. However, it was not a war or assassinations that led to its fall, it was a decline in morals and values. The Roman Empire was around for roughly 500 years, and some might say that the United States of America is an empire similar to Rome. Whether you believe this or not, the U.S. is experiencing several problems across the nation that will lead to its decline and fall of a world power, similar to that of the Roman Empire. These include the increased popularity of more derogatory things on the media, less support and greater disrespect for the …show more content…
To begin, the Roman Empire had a very large arena or amphitheatre known as the Colosseum. This structure was used for gladiator fights, executions, or mock sea battles, all for the crowds entertainment of course. According to Wikipedia, “The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators”(Byrnes2). So the Colosseum held an enormous amount of spectators to watch the gruesome spectacle. After a period of time, the Romans accepted the violence into their society and viewed it as entertainment. This was one of the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire being that there were too many violent people in the Empire and too many “leisurely” activities (parties etc.) being held, no one was willing to work hard or do any kind of labor either. Now, the United States is not putting innocent lives into an arena to fight for their lives, but there is an increasing amount of derogatory things on social media (movies, games, Instagram, etc.)
At its height, the Roman Empire was the most advanced technically and politically western civilization of its era. Even though the Romans had a very sophisticated government, many emperors were assassinated. However, it was not a war or assassinations that led to its fall, it was a decline in morals and values. The Roman Empire was around for roughly 500 years, and some might say that the United States of America is an empire similar to Rome. Whether you believe this or not, the U.S. is experiencing several problems across the nation that will lead to its decline and fall of a world power, similar to that of the Roman Empire. These include the increased popularity of more derogatory things on the media, less support and greater disrespect for the …show more content…
To begin, the Roman Empire had a very large arena or amphitheatre known as the Colosseum. This structure was used for gladiator fights, executions, or mock sea battles, all for the crowds entertainment of course. According to Wikipedia, “The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators”(Byrnes2). So the Colosseum held an enormous amount of spectators to watch the gruesome spectacle. After a period of time, the Romans accepted the violence into their society and viewed it as entertainment. This was one of the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire being that there were too many violent people in the Empire and too many “leisurely” activities (parties etc.) being held, no one was willing to work hard or do any kind of labor either. Now, the United States is not putting innocent lives into an arena to fight for their lives, but there is an increasing amount of derogatory things on social media (movies, games, Instagram, etc.)