I have often wondered if the modern day United States is traveling down the path that the Later Republican Romans were headed down. The late Republic had achieved Hegemony (supremacy, leading role ) in the whole western world after defeating Carthage, Gaul, and Alexander's successors in the east. America has achieved hegemony after Europe was weakened during two world wars, and Russia was economically crushed during the cold war. But today, like our Roman counterparts, we have some of the weakest and most unfocused leadership that we have ever had. Conservatives believe that the leadership has socially and economically betrayed it's base, and secular socialist as well as liberals feel that they have not seen the country move into the direction they want as fast. The senate approval, as in ancient Rome, has plummeted. Americans, as well as the ancient Romans, feel that our leaders have become detached from the common people, and will further their own goals no matter who is voted in. Are we at a pivotal changing point, as our Republican Roman predecessors were?
( all miniatures are 28mm foundry republican roman)
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Remarkable models!
What I'm afraid is that we've already passed beyond the Republic into the period of Augustus, but without the competence and brilliance.
Hi Oscar1986! Many thanks for stopping by Future-Making Serious Games and leaving me a cheerful message.
Your blog has all the attributes I definitely appreciate: unique content, heavily illustrated, and well written articles.
Glad you've found me allowing me to find your place in turn.
ATB, E.
Hi there! Nice looking unit, although for a 28mm painter, those sharp highlights are scary for me at the first glance;):P
When it comes to good old USA, well history teach us nothing, yet I can't see to much barbarians that could migrate and bring destruction to the new roman empire.
Yes. You have to know history to know the future and to recognise the present. 'Pax Romana' didn't ultimately work, did it? Only for so long.
The two do in fact mirror themselves. We do seem to be traveling down the same paths...
Never thought of it that way.
Besos
I like the parallel you drew between the two. Interesting argument.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. After reading this post I thought of a new book I've been meaning to buy. Maybe you've read it. The book is "Are We Rome?" by Cullen Murphy, the former managing editor of The Atlantic. If you haven't read it yet, I can say that most reviews I've seen were high praise.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, and very nice models! I certainly agree with your comparison between the Roman Empire and ourselves. And though gorim is correct in a certain sense - hordes of barbarian peoples aren't ready to storm the gates - I think our decline, unless we do something to alter it, will be economic. Our "barbarians" will be the Chinese, the EU, etc.
A simple anecdote that proves nothing, but Romney spent over $400 on each vote in that ridiculous GOP Iowa straw poll. What a goddamn waste of money. C'est la vie.
Ancient worlds, one way or the other, there is something strange about Marie, don't you think ?
Realy nice paintings on your models, very good !
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Regards eric
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