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The history of ancient Rome in 20 minutes

Posted by / January 25, 2018

There’s something inherently fascinating about ancient Rome. Maybe it is that Rome’s government (before it became an empire) was a republic, just like the United States. And, since before the United States even began, the American colonists were fearful about the future of their experiment. Once the United States was born, Americans were perpetually fearful of threats to their republic. So perhaps that’s why we love Rome, because it offers a lesson in what not to do.

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