Rome and America: The Great Republics

Walter Signorelli

Description

This comprehensive historical and sociopolitical commentary investigates the political, social, economic, and moral similarities between Rome and the United States, offering a cautionary tale for avoiding Rome’s fate.

In innumerable ways, the United States of America is the political and social descendant of the Roman Republic, and the influences of Rome reverberate throughout our world. Yet while America reflects the heights of Roman structures, ideas, and principles, we also now face a host of problems similar to those that the Romans faced—immigration and citizenship, the consequences of slavery, the growing divide between classes, the conflict between conservatives and progressives, and the challenges of being a superpower.

In Rome and America: The Great Republics, author Walter Signorelli chronicles and compares these two greatest and enduring republics of history, explaining how they formed, grew, and prospered. He evaluates their strengths and weaknesses, the environments from which they emerged, and the values and practices they had in common. Signorelli also explores parallels between American and Roman military history, similarities between their constitutional governments, and the legacy of Roman law in America. Last, he questions whether our democratic-republican government will disintegrate as the Roman Republic disintegrated, whether it will grow stronger despite its similarities to the Roman experience, or whether it will transform itself into another form of government akin to Rome’s imperial dictatorship.

More than an historical narrative or a collection of biographies, Rome and America: The Great Republics examines the political, social, economic, and moral factors that affected both nations, considering the successes and mistakes of the Romans and their implications for American society today.

Sujets

• Political Science
• Proscription
• Twelve Tables
• Jurist
• Punic Wars
• Proscriptions
• Optimates
• Populares

Informations

• Publié par: Archway Publishing
• Date de parution: 20 juillet 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781480863422
• Langue: English

Extrait

Rome and America: THE GREAT REPUBLICS What the Fall of the Roman Republic Portends for the nited States WALTER SIGNORELLI

Copyright © 2018 Walter Signorelli. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy. Archway Publishing 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www.archwaypublishing.com 844-669-3957 Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them. Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only. Certain stock imagery © Getty Images. Taken from the King James Version of the Bible. ISBN: 978-1-4808-6340-8 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-4808-6341-5 (hc) ISBN: 978-1-4808-6342-2 (e) Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907157 Archway Publishing rev. date: 07/11/2023

Introduction

Contents

CHAPTER 1Parallel Republics CHAPTER 2Beginnings and Challenges CHAPTER 3Political Systems CHAPTER 4Class Struggles CHAPTER 5Roman Conflicts in America CHAPTER 6Caesars in America CHAPTER 7Aaron Burr, the American Catiline CHAPTER 8Rome’s Manifest Destiny CHAPTER 9American Manifest Destiny CHAPTER 10Religion, Gods, and Oaths CHAPTER 11Wealth, Populism, and Civil War CHAPTER 12Hellenism CHAPTER 13The Jugurthine War CHAPTER 14Marius and Sulla CHAPTER 15Cinna Revolts: War between the Consuls CHAPTER 16Competitors for Power CHAPTER 17The First Triumvirate CHAPTER 18Caesar’s Recall from Command CHAPTER 19John Adams and Cicero CHAPTER 20Roman and American Law CHAPTER 21Roman and American Senators CHAPTER 22Slavery, Lincoln, and the Civil War CHAPTER 23New Beginnings in America CHAPTER 24Warrior Nations CHAPTER 25Partisan Divide CHAPTER 26Marcus Livius Drusus and John F. Kennedy CHAPTER 27Prosecutions as War by Other Means CHAPTER 28Elections, Money, and Prosecutions CHAPTER 29US Political Prosecutions CHAPTER 30Augustus Caesar Defeats All CHAPTER 31Augustus Reigns CHAPTER 32The Imperial Presidency CHAPTER 33Women in Rome CHAPTER 34Cultural Divide CHAPTER 35Domestic Violence CHAPTER 36The Growing Divide CHAPTER 37The Road toward Augustan Despotism CHAPTER 38Transforming America CHAPTER 39Modern Proscriptions CHAPTER 40Military Leadership and Foreign Entanglements CHAPTER 41Trump Arrives CHAPTER 42January Sixth CHAPTER 43Conclusions

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