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Empires of Trust: How Rome Built—and America Is Building—a New World
Written by Thomas F. Madden
Narrated by Richard Poe
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In Empires of Trust, Professor Thomas F. Madden explores surprising parallels between the Roman and American republics. By making friends of enemies and demonstrating a commitment to fairness, the two republics-both "reluctant" yet unquestioned super - powers-built empires based on trust. Madden also includes vital lessons from the Roman Republic's 100-year struggle with "terrorism."
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Reviews for Empires of Trust
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An interesting and important read for any student of the modern world and future of America. Not only was America modeled upon the ancient Roman Republic, we seem doomed to repeat its failures into collapse. Perhaps we can learn the lessons of history and change course.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's rare and wonderful when I discover an author who can make my perception of the world change with the flick of a turning page. For one, I'll never think of Romans, Jews, and Americans in the same way again. Madden takes the past and lays it out in a comprehensible and highly engaging manner...almost tangible. Then he gathers that chain of facts and insights about the past that he's oh so carefully constructed and flexes just so... suddenly you have a chainlink to current events. I could grasp the connection and comprehension dawned about issues (e.g. the Iraq war) that had been so very troubling and perplexing. Also, on a personal note, I'm disgusted when I hear Americans trashing America --- Madden most certainly does not. I felt enervated by his view of our country ... hopeful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Roman Republic sought to avoid war and foreign conflict, but tht impossible (after the sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 B.C.) and so contructed an Empire of Trust (compared to one of Conquest (e.g. Mongols) or Trade (e.g. Britain). An alliance with Rome was sought by all states facing threats, since Rome's Republican government ensuurd fair and honorable treatment of allies (and defeated enemies). Most controversially, the author see America's growth as a world power as the near mirror image of that of the early Roman Republic.