Roman PMI

Plus
-The United States did not form any type of formal colonies.
-There has not been any evidence that the United States has deployed any ruling consults in other sovereign lands.
- The Romans were known for their infrastructure including their roads as well as their engineering feats wih bridges and aqueducts.
- Rome realized that if they were to last as a world power, the Romans had to excel at both the art of winning wars as well as winning the cultural battle found in political circles.
- The Romans put down "roots" all over their occupied territories and left their cultural and architectural footprint on the world.

Minus
- The Americans in the United States are implementing the same tactics without fail, all the while not realizing the Roman "roots" of these tactics.
- The Romans assumed that cultural, economic and social differences could be bridged by simply implementing the "Roman" way.
- The United States was founded on rebellion against another empire, the British Empire.
- China is a socialist and communist country that is slowly turning its back on its soul and embracing its nemesis, capitalism.
- Americans would claim bragging rights on their own imperialism.

Interesting
- Military strength is the most obvious similarity.
- Based on history, the Romans understood that the world needed to practice imperialism, namely the art of winning wars and invading territories.
- The Internet began as a military tool, and arguably is one of the most superior inventions of our time, bringing whole nations together in mere nanoseconds.
- Rome's greatest conquest was the seduction of its peoples.
- The fall of the Roman Empire occurred primarily due to a lack of foresight.