from dickmanikowski

Thoughtful comparison between the modern United States and imperial Rome in terms of military and economic dominance, cultural influence, prosperity, economic inequality, and border issues. While the author is very careful not to draw conclusions that are too broad, some of the parallels are equa...

from NickHowes

America's top parlor game, is America mimicking the Roman Empire in its rise and fall? And we in the decline? The author makes many good points but you can take heart in his final conclusion. Despite corruption, slavery, military dominance, and inequities of all types, Romans were ultimately fata...

from BobNolin

Fairly interesting, though I had to keep pushing myself to finish it. Subtitle is completely misleading. Should be called "How Rome Didn't Fall and A Few Useful Bits We Can Learn From Them." Interesting to history buffs, not so interesting to Michael Moore fans, I would think. At times, reads lik...

from nmele

In this short but very interesting book, Cullen Murphy examines the currently very in vogue comparison of the U.S. to the Roman Republic/Empire. His thorough research and insightful comparisons are nonpartisan, at times very surprising, at times not, but always thought provoking. My biggest disap...

from dickmanikowski

Thoughtful comparison between the modern United States and imperial Rome in terms of military and economic dominance, cultural influence, prosperity, economic inequality, and border issues. While the author is very careful not to draw conclusions that are too broad, some of the parallels are equa...