Will america fall like rome?

Interestingly, some like the historian Edward Gibbon, in his seminal “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” have pointed to the adoption of Christianity and its weakening of traditional Roman values as the reason for the empire’s eventual collapse. read more

All empires fall sooner or later. In your question you asked if the fall of America would be similar to that of Rome. I do not think America will be invaded by third world countries. So my answer would be no, they will not fall like Rome, but they will fall. read more

We debated whether America will soon fall, as Rome did. Historian Carl Richard said that today’s America resembles Rome. The Roman Republic had a constitution, but Roman leaders often ignored it. read more

Like the U.S., the Roman Empire spread its influence around the world through its culture, languages, religion, philosophy, laws and technology. But while the U.S. is the world's only current superpower, pronouncements of its Rome-like fall are greatly exaggerated and not entirely appropriate. read more