{"id":3210,"date":"2014-07-02T15:49:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T15:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2014-07-02T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T15:49:52","slug":"how-ancient-rome-shaped-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/how-ancient-rome-shaped-america\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ancient Rome Shaped America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Happy 4th of July Everyone!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3227\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake.jpg\" aria-label=\"1024px Fourth Of July Cake 300x200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3227\" class=\"wp-image-3227\"  alt=\"Fourth of July Cake. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; Victorgrigas.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth of July Cake. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; Victorgrigas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In honor of this patriotic holiday, let us discuss the impact that both Ancient Rome and Latin made on America as a new country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ancient Rome &amp; America<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0following video discusses at length the impact and fascination that Ancient Rome has held over America since its inception to modern day. The parallel between America and Ancient Rome has been drawn many times by countless people including authors, politicians, activists , citizens, and even philosophers. However, this particular blog post would like to examine the similarities between Ancient Rome and Early America.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caroline Winterer on &quot;Ancient Rome in America&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fov-7k_SFkE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Founding Fathers &amp; Ancient Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3215\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-Declaration_independence.jpg\" aria-label=\"800px Declaration Independence\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3215\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3215\"  alt=\"Declaration of Independence, a painting by John Trumbull depicting the Committee of Five presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Congress on June 28, 1776. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Harpsichord246.\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-Declaration_independence.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-Declaration_independence.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-Declaration_independence-350x231.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-Declaration_independence-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Declaration of Independence, a painting by John Trumbull depicting the Committee of Five presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Congress on June 28, 1776. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Harpsichord246.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Founding Fathers (Washington, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, etc.) were well educated men who received an education in the Classics (<a href=\"http:\/\/21stcenturycicero.wordpress.com\/tyrrany\/the-founding-fathers-the-classics\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). \u00a0This education aided in their ability to understanding history and choosing from it a new political system.\u00a0 The resemblance between the Ancient Roman Republic and America&#8217;s political system is uncanny.\u00a0America&#8217;s advent of the executive (President &amp; Vice President similar to the two consuls), judicial (Supreme Court), and legislature (Senate)\u00a0branches were directly\u00a0derived from the Ancient Roman model. You can read more in depth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/info_10007851_did-romans-influence-american-government.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ARCHITECTURE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZGRR1HBlpPc\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/ZGRR1HBlpPc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The structure of America&#8217;s political system is not the only area in which the Founding Father&#8217;s sought to derive inspiration. The architecture of many of the\u00a0political structures in America resemble Roman ones. While the video shows a generic comparison between Roman and American architecture, I provide the following detailed examples of this Neoclassical movement:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3216\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-SCOTUSbuilding_1st_Street_SE.jpg\" aria-label=\"800px SCOTUSbuilding 1st Street SE 300x212\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3216\" class=\"wp-image-3216 size-medium\"  alt=\"The present U.S. Supreme Court building. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Pine.\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/800px-SCOTUSbuilding_1st_Street_SE-300x212.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The present U.S. Supreme Court building. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Pine.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3217\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1280px-6701-JeffersonMemorial-WashDC.jpg\" aria-label=\"1280px 6701 JeffersonMemorial WashDC 300x161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3217\" class=\"wp-image-3217 size-medium\"  alt=\"Jefferson Memorial Building. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; EditorASC\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1280px-6701-JeffersonMemorial-WashDC-300x161.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jefferson Memorial Building. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; EditorASC<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These two buildings (US Supreme Court and the Jefferson Memorial)\u00a0are extremely reminiscent of the classical architecture seen in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. In my opinion, they highly resemble the Roman Pantheon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3222\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-0_Ob\u00e9lisque_de_Macuteo_-_Fontaine_Della_Porta_-_Panth\u00e9on_Rome.jpg\" aria-label=\"1024px 0 Ob\u00e9lisque De Macuteo   Fontaine Della Porta   Panth\u00e9on Rome 300x200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3222\" class=\"wp-image-3222 size-medium\"  alt=\"Pantheon in Rome. Courtesy of Jean-Pol GRANDMONT &amp; WikiCommons.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-0_Ob\u00e9lisque_de_Macuteo_-_Fontaine_Della_Porta_-_Panth\u00e9on_Rome-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pantheon in Rome. Courtesy of Jean-Pol GRANDMONT &amp; WikiCommons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lastly, I would love to show the similarities between the Washington Square Arch and\u00a0 the countless Roman arches. These arches have been dedicated to thevictories, lives, and triumphs of emperors such as Trajan, Constantine, Titus, Septimius Severus, and others.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3223\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/640px-Washington_Square_by_Matthew_Bisanz.jpg\" aria-label=\"640px Washington Square By Matthew Bisanz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3223\" class=\"wp-image-3223\"  alt=\"Washington Square Arch. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; MBisanz.\" width=\"400\" height=\"491\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/640px-Washington_Square_by_Matthew_Bisanz.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/640px-Washington_Square_by_Matthew_Bisanz.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/640px-Washington_Square_by_Matthew_Bisanz-285x350.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington Square Arch. Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; MBisanz.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3224\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Arch_of_constantine_threequarter_view_arp.jpg\" aria-label=\"1024px Arch Of Constantine Threequarter View Arp 300x219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3224\" class=\"wp-image-3224 size-medium\"  alt=\"Arch of Constantine. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Arpingstone.\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Arch_of_constantine_threequarter_view_arp-300x219.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arch of Constantine. Courtesy of Wikicommons &amp; Arpingstone.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>LATIN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The whole purpose of this blog is to show how the language that is considered &#8220;dead&#8221; by most (check out my post that argues against this-<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/is-there-any-advantage-to-learning-latin\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) is actually alive, thriving, and in fact-well. Latin was a language that many people knew intimately\u00a0well into the late 1800s.\u00a0 I have a favorite clip from the film <em>Tombstone<\/em> that shows this familiarity and yet underlines the fact that Latin was an educated man&#8217;s language (the post is <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/learning-latin-through-books-films-and-music\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). Here are some Latin phrases that either shaped America or are prevalent today:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3225\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/Seal_of_Washington_D_C__svg.png\" aria-label=\"Seal Of Washington D C  Svg 300x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3225\"  alt=\"Seal of Washington D.C. Displaying the Latin Motto &quot;.....&quot; meaning &quot;Justice for All.&quot; Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; Illegitimate Barrister.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/Seal_of_Washington_D_C__svg-300x300.png\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seal of Washington D.C. Displaying the Latin Motto &#8220;Justitia Omnibus&#8221; meaning &#8220;Justice for All.&#8221; Courtesy of WikiCommons &amp; Illegitimate Barrister.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each State has a Latin Motto- What&#8217;s yours? Check it<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_mottos\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>ANTE BELLUM- BEFORE THE WAR-As in <i>status quo ante bellum<\/i>, &#8220;as it was before the war&#8221;. Commonly used in the Southern United States as <i>antebellum<\/i> to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>DEO VINDICE-Motto of the Confederate States of America.<\/p>\n<p>E PLURIBUS UNUM-out of many, one-Literally, out of more (than one), one. .It is used on many U.S. coins and inscribed on the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>SIC SEMPER TYRANNISis a Latin phrase meaning &#8220;thus always to tyrants.&#8221; The full quotation is <i>Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis<\/i> (literally: &#8220;Thus always I eradicate tyrants&#8217; lives&#8221;), &#8220;death to tyrants&#8221; or &#8220;down with the tyrant. John Wilkes Booth supposedly quoted it at the assassination of Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3226\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/450px-01_John_Jay_bust_US_Supreme_Court.jpg\" aria-label=\"450px 01 John Jay Bust US Supreme Court 225x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3226\"  alt=\"Some of the Founding Fathers were even portrayed like the Romans. This is Ceracchi's bust of John Jay ( a Founding Father). Courtesy of WikiCommons and Daderot.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/450px-01_John_Jay_bust_US_Supreme_Court-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the Founding Fathers were even portrayed like the Romans. This is Ceracchi&#8217;s (more<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giuseppe_Ceracchi\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>)\u00a0bust of John Jay (a Founding Father\/more<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Jay\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>) in a toga. Courtesy of WikiCommons and Daderot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>America has seemed fascinated by this aspect that they are similar to the Ancient Romans; however, this comparison is not without some hesitancy. For we all recall that the Romans and their Empire\u00a0eventually fell. This comparison has brought countless of book titles such as &#8220;<span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large\">Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America,&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;<span id=\"btAsinTitle\">Why America Is Not a New Rome, <\/span>&#8221;\u00a0<\/span>and so on. In fact two years ago, a museum exhibit was designed to compare the Ancient Romans and Americans. An overview (<a href=\"http:\/\/constitutioncenter.org\/media\/files\/rome_exhibition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) and a review (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/entertainment\/20100219_Rome_s_stamp_on_America.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), I have provided to those who were unable to attended during its run. It seemed to have been an interesting exhibit that compared Roman gladiator helms to those of the NFL, and even showed some of the Founding Fathers&#8217; busts with them in togas!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/06\/1024px-Fourth_of_July_Cake.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Happy 4th of July Everyone! In honor of this patriotic holiday, let us discuss the impact that both Ancient Rome and Latin made on America as a new country. Ancient Rome &amp; America The\u00a0following video discusses at length the impact and fascination that Ancient Rome has held over America since its inception to modern&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/how-ancient-rome-shaped-america\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":3227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3691,60854],"tags":[235614,60850,60861,3746,3754],"class_list":["post-3210","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latin-language","category-roman-culture","tag-ancient-rome","tag-classic-culture","tag-latin-language-2","tag-latin-literature","tag-latin-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3210"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3229,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210\/revisions\/3229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}