Project Gutenberg 2012-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 190 Lewis, James 1863 1939 Lewis, James Hamilton 13020409 The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States Produced by Greg Bergquist, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States" by James Hamilton Lewis is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book aims to compare the political and social conditions of ancient Rome with those of the United States, particularly focusing on the factors that led to the decline of the Roman Republic and examining their relevance to contemporary America. The author draws parallels between the challenges faced by both republics, emphasizing the lessons that can be learned from Roman history. The opening of this work sets the stage for a deep exploration of historical parallels, beginning with a discussion of the significant impact of the Roman Republic on modern governmental structures and various socio-political issues. Lewis outlines the recurrent theme in Roman history of conflict between different classes, namely radicals and conservatives, and suggests that similar divisions exist within American society today. By examining these historical dynamics, he seeks to illustrate the importance of understanding Rome's trajectory as a cautionary tale for the American republic, laying out the main factors leading to Rome's fall while preparing the reader for a detailed analysis of these themes in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government Rome -- Politics and government -- 510-30 B.C. DG E151 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Ancient 420780 2025-09-16T15:05:11.446939 text/html 402197 2024-10-23T11:49:21 text/html 310343 2025-09-16T15:05:19.982906 application/epub+zip 312219 2025-09-16T15:05:14.930924 application/epub+zip 224205 2025-09-16T15:05:13.613033 application/epub+zip 523813 2025-09-16T15:05:23.683847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488966 2025-09-16T15:05:19.057874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353928 2022-09-18T19:22:13.298275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390494 2025-09-16T15:05:10.750923 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370545 2024-10-23T11:49:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17184 2025-09-16T15:05:23.810848 application/rdf+xml 15704 2025-09-16T15:05:14.114952 image/jpeg 3596 2025-09-16T15:05:13.862908 image/jpeg 293441 2025-09-16T15:05:11.485014 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia