The Collapse of Ancient Rome – A Look into Our Future?

“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

The first time I heard this quote was back in middle school when our Teacher, Mrs. Moore was attempting to explain why our daily history lessons (and homework ugh!) were important. At the time, this quote didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me and I figured Mrs. Moore was pretty much just blowing smoke up our collective, adolescent rear ends.

As maturity set in (as much as it could I guess) and I started waking up to some of the serious problems that surround us today, Mrs. Moore’s words have now become one of the most important lessons of my childhood.

Ancient Rome was THE international powerhouse of its time. Rome was the birthplace of much today’s organized medicine, architecture, roads, transportation, government, literature, art and military.

Heck, Ancient Rome was actually the first modern empire to adopt a government-ran welfare program.

Much of our modern day society can be attributed to the innovations and successes of Ancient Rome. Many of these innovations, which were revolutionary at the time, have become the foundation on which our modern global society functions today.

Unfortunately, we have also adopted many of the same mistakes that led to Rome’s eventual decline as a world power; and if things don’t start changing, America could soon be headed into the oblivion of history, simply because we failed to heed the words of teachers like Mrs. Moore and the lessons of the Roman Empire.

The Rise and fall of Ancient Rome  

The city of Rome had a very humble beginning. It started out as nothing more than a handful of villages settled along the river Tiber. In 509BC, the people of Rome claimed their independence from a long line of tyrannical kings and established one of, if not the first true republics of the people, with senators and representatives being elected to be used as a checks and balances system for any ruling emperors of the new Roman nation.

Over time the Roman Empire and its influence continued to grow by leaps and bounds both by peaceful means and through its endless wars with other nations.

Is this starting to sound familiar?
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