Similarities between Ancient Rome and USA

I wrote a two-part blog post a few weeks ago on why I chose to write about The Leopard King Saga and I felt it was only fair to follow that up with a post on how Ancient Rome still applies to us Americans today.

For the record, here is an excellent article by Steven Strauss from Alternet that sums up the reasons why I decided to pen “The Leopard Vanguard” in first Century Rome. Click the link below to read and enjoy the article.

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/26/8_striking_parallels_between_the_u_s_and_the_roman_empire/