Rome And America The Great Republics

Author : Walter Signorelli
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781480863422

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Rome and America: The Great Republics by Walter Signorelli Pdf

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.

Author : Alonzo Trévier Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Church history
ISBN : UOM:39015067896301

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The Two Republics by Alonzo Trévier Jones Pdf

Author : Edward J. Watts
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465093823

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Mortal Republic by Edward J. Watts Pdf

Learn why the Roman Republic collapsed -- and how it could have continued to thrive -- with this insightful history from an award-winning author. In Mortal Republic, prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts offers a new history of the fall of the Roman Republic that explains why Rome exchanged freedom for autocracy. For centuries, even as Rome grew into the Mediterranean's premier military and political power, its governing institutions, parliamentary rules, and political customs successfully fostered negotiation and compromise. By the 130s BC, however, Rome's leaders increasingly used these same tools to cynically pursue individual gain and obstruct their opponents. As the center decayed and dysfunction grew, arguments between politicians gave way to political violence in the streets. The stage was set for destructive civil wars -- and ultimately the imperial reign of Augustus. The death of Rome's Republic was not inevitable. In Mortal Republic, Watts shows it died because it was allowed to, from thousands of small wounds inflicted by Romans who assumed that it would last forever.

Author : James Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547325369

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The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States by James Lewis Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States" by James Lewis. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Cullen Murphy
Publisher : HMH
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780547527079

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Are We Rome? by Cullen Murphy Pdf

What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Ricks The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds since the beginning of our republic. Depending on who’s doing the talking, the history of Rome serves as either a triumphal call to action—or a dire warning of imminent collapse. In this “provocative and lively” book, Cullen Murphy points out that today we focus less on the Roman Republic than on the empire that took its place, and reveals a wide array of similarities between the two societies (The New York Times). Looking at the blinkered, insular culture of our capitals; the debilitating effect of bribery in public life; the paradoxical issue of borders; and the weakening of the body politic through various forms of privatization, Murphy persuasively argues that we most resemble Rome in the burgeoning corruption of our government and in our arrogant ignorance of the world outside—two things that must be changed if we are to avoid Rome’s fate. “Are We Rome? is just about a perfect book. . . . I wish every politician would spend an evening with this book.” —James Fallows

Author : Thomas E. Ricks
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062997470

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First Principles by Thomas E. Ricks Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Editors' Choice —New York Times Book Review "Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your faith in our country." —James Mattis, General, U.S. Marines (ret.) & 26th Secretary of Defense The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation. On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now have? Is it what was designed or intended by the nation’s founders? Trying to get as close to the source as he could, Ricks decided to go back and read the philosophy and literature that shaped the founders’ thinking, and the letters they wrote to each other debating these crucial works—among them the Iliad, Plutarch’s Lives, and the works of Xenophon, Epicurus, Aristotle, Cato, and Cicero. For though much attention has been paid the influence of English political philosophers, like John Locke, closer to their own era, the founders were far more immersed in the literature of the ancient world. The first four American presidents came to their classical knowledge differently. Washington absorbed it mainly from the elite culture of his day; Adams from the laws and rhetoric of Rome; Jefferson immersed himself in classical philosophy, especially Epicureanism; and Madison, both a groundbreaking researcher and a deft politician, spent years studying the ancient world like a political scientist. Each of their experiences, and distinctive learning, played an essential role in the formation of the United States. In examining how and what they studied, looking at them in the unusual light of the classical world, Ricks is able to draw arresting and fresh portraits of men we thought we knew. First Principles follows these four members of the Revolutionary generation from their youths to their adult lives, as they grappled with questions of independence, and forming and keeping a new nation. In doing so, Ricks interprets not only the effect of the ancient world on each man, and how that shaped our constitution and government, but offers startling new insights into these legendary leaders.

Author : Thomas E. Strunk
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839980565

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On the Fall of the Roman Republic by Thomas E. Strunk Pdf

Violence exploding in public spaces, corruption by political figures and economic elites, the will of the people thwarted in both elections and votes in the senate, military misadventures abroad, and rampant economic inequality at home diminishing a shared sense of the common good – in sum, a republic in disarray. These descriptions are not only familiar from ancient Roman political and social life but are also recognizable to any United States citizen who follows the news and American civic life. On the Republic proceeds chronologically through the fall of the Roman Republic beginning in 133 BCE and continuing down to around 14 CE, providing a continuous narrative of the fall of the Roman Republic juxtaposed with the contemporary political landscape of the United States. In 20 short chapters, On the Republic explores how the United States now faces many of the same challenges that toppled the Roman Republic - political divisions, economic inequality, and creeping authoritarianism. How we respond to these challenges today will determine the future of American democracy.

Author : ALONZO T. JONES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033289108

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TWO REPUBLICS, OR ROME AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by ALONZO T. JONES Pdf

Author : Steele Brand
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421429861

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Killing for the Republic by Steele Brand Pdf

A sweeping political and cultural history, Killing for the Republic closes with a compelling argument in favor of resurrecting the citizen-soldier ideal in modern America.

Author : Alonzo Trévier Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Protestantism
ISBN : LCCN:12034757

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The Two Republics by Alonzo Trévier Jones Pdf

Author : James Hamilton Lewis
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358323356

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The Two Great Republics, Rome and the United States by James Hamilton Lewis Pdf

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Author : James 1863-1939 Lewis
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1374110035

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2 GRT REPUBLICS ROME & THE US by James 1863-1939 Lewis Pdf

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Author : Philip Matyszak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0500051216

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Chronicle of the Roman Republic by Philip Matyszak Pdf

Profiles the lives of nearly sixty rulers of the ancient Roman Republic, including Gaius Marius, Pompey the Great, and Mark Antony, and portrays the events taking place throughout history with timelines, illustrations, artwork, and maps.

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780262288293

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Why America Is Not a New Rome by Vaclav Smil Pdf

An investigation of the America-Rome analogy that goes deeper than the facile comparisons made on talk shows and in glossy magazine articles. America's post–Cold War strategic dominance and its pre-recession affluence inspired pundits to make celebratory comparisons to ancient Rome at its most powerful. Now, with America no longer perceived as invulnerable, engaged in protracted fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and suffering the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, comparisons are to the bloated, decadent, ineffectual later Empire. In Why America Is Not a New Rome, Vaclav Smil looks at these comparisons in detail, going deeper than the facile analogy-making of talk shows and glossy magazine articles. He finds profound differences. Smil, a scientist and a lifelong student of Roman history, focuses on several fundamental concerns: the very meaning of empire; the actual extent and nature of Roman and American power; the role of knowledge and innovation; and demographic and economic basics—population dynamics, illness, death, wealth, and misery. America is not a latter-day Rome, Smil finds, and we need to understand this in order to look ahead without the burden of counterproductive analogies. Superficial similarities do not imply long-term political, demographic, or economic outcomes identical to Rome's.

Author : Alonzo Trevier 1850-1923 Jones
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1371241767

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2 REPUBLICS by Alonzo Trevier 1850-1923 Jones Pdf

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