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Hollywood Hype
Unlike the classical peoples of other American groups
(Greeks, Egyptians, Jews, etc.),
the Romans (Italians) are consistently portrayed
as either foolish or blood-thirsty.
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Joe Truth
The debt which America -- indeed, Western Civilization -- owes
to classical Rome cannot be overestimated.
The Caput Mundi (capital of the world)
left us a republic ("res publica"),
a Senate, citizens' rights, a tripartite form of government
and domed architecture. . . not to mention Latin mottoes,
a voting system (ballots) and an eagle as a national symbol.
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