The Roman Empire and the United States: The Two Great International Superpowers The film is a pop-documentary film that tells the story of imperial Rome from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD. Content of parts, all 46 minutes:
1. Capital of the World
2. Legions
3. Sexual Mores of the Imperial Capital
4. Gladiators and slaves
5. Chaos
6. The End of the Empire?
The film has an Anglo-American motivation and is addressed mainly to viewers of these countries. The authors draw analogies from ancient Rome to the British Empire of the 19th century and the United States as the only superpower in our world. War with the Dacians for war with Iraq, Roman strong emperors with Margaret Thatcher. Rome was destroyed by barbarians, what will happen to the United States, which shuddered and lost its former confidence in its omnipotence after September 11, 2001?
From a cognitive point of view, for people familiar with the history of Rome, it does not give much. However, there are some interesting details, such as Roman Britain. But in general, the presentation is rather confused, interspersed and sometimes confusing. A lot of empty flashing, fragmentary. But in general, the role of Rome in the formation of Western civilization is well shown. An interesting idea is that the barbarians attacked Rome under the onslaught of tribes from the Russian regions.