Pax Romana/Pax Americana: Views of the "new Rome" from "old Europe," 2000-2010

Paul J. Burton

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Pax Romana/Pax Americana: Views of the "new Rome" from "old Europe," 2000-2010

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The English-language press and current affairs literature often drew parallels between the modern United States and ancient Rome during a period of robust American military intervention, particularly in the Middle East, between 2000 and 2010. How was the Rome-America parallel deployed in similar literature in western European countries? Did commentators in the major Eurozone nations - in particular, France, Germany, and Italy - use the parallel with different purposes in mind? Was this commentary mostly positive or negative? This paper aims to answer these questions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-40
Number of pages	26
Journal	International Journal of the Classical Tradition
Volume	20
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12138-013-0320-0
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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