How much has really changed since the time around Ancient Rome to now in The United States? Ancient Rome’s city population was about 1 million people. They were also overcrowded, noisy and even walking was dangerous. Cities today in The U.S. aren’t as unsafe as then because we have people to keep us safe, such as police officers, firefighters, etc. The United States cities overall are still overcrowded and noisy most of the time. There’s a diverse amount of people now in The U.S., our population didn’t used to be 319,062,017+ (a birth every 8 seconds and a death every 13 seconds). But ever since people started migrating from different countries, our community has expanded. Asian, Caucasian, African American, Hispanic/ Mexican and Multiracial …show more content…
The U.S. copied most of their laws but put a modern twist on them. Rome was located in Italy, 18 mi. inland on the Tiber River and built on 7 hills. They chose that location because the river was easy to cross and was easy to defend. The United States thought it’d be a good idea to be located on the Western Hemisphere of North America because they wanted to see how much they could expand their territory. Ancient Rome’s army was made up of farmers. The U.S. learned from history’s mistakes and doesn’t want to repeat it. Their army is made up of three components. These three components are; The Regular Army, the National Guard and Army Reserve. So far, our armies have had a couple loses but for the greater part, they have been victorious. Entertainment in Rome was focused on plays in the theaters, horse and chariot racing in the Circus Maximus and gladiator shows in the coliseum. Entertainment in the U.S. varies from state to state. Some of the entertainment the U.S. adopted was theater plays and shows. Modern day entertainment revolves around television and the Internet. Ancient Rome’s downfall was because of the political uprisings, economic problems and military problems. After Constantine, the first Christian emperor, Rome was divided into two parts; the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. Soon Germanic began invading the Western Roman Empire territory in 410, 455 and 475 BCE. The last Roman Empire was disposed. On the other hand, the Eastern Roman Empire lasted another 1,000