HANSON: America is following the course of ancient Rome

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 01:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

By A.D. 200, the Roman republic was a distant memory. Few citizens of the global Roman Empire even knew of their illustrious ancestors such as Scipio or Cicero. Millions no longer spoke Latin. Italian emperors were rare. There were no national elections ... Somethi …

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