Location
Violence vs, Reform
Level of Education
Undergraduate
Keywords
United States, history, Rome
Presenter Names and Speeches.
Presenter: Matthew McCracken
Moderator: Professor Robert Cooper
Abstract
A historical comparison of the rise of ancient Rome and the United States as great republics, how the former dissolved under the weight of social, political, and cultural strife, and how the latter may avoid a similar breakdown.
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The Twilight of Liberty: Lessons for the United States from Rome’s Dying Republic
Violence vs, Reform
A historical comparison of the rise of ancient Rome and the United States as great republics, how the former dissolved under the weight of social, political, and cultural strife, and how the latter may avoid a similar breakdown.
