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无论政界,还是学界、媒体,人们总爱将古罗马帝国与20世纪以来的美国相提并论。这既是为了强调美国承继了古希腊-古罗马的西方文明正统,也旨在不断发出警示,警告美国人应当避免像古罗马帝国那样陷入衰落。大国、帝国衰落,甚至衰亡,在历史上屡见不鲜。美国会是这其中的例外吗?相对于美国国外的一些国家和地区的专家学者对美国延续支配世界霸权地位的信心,美国国内很多人都担心美国重蹈古罗马帝国的覆辙。
Regardless of politicians, academics and the media, people always love to compare the ancient Roman Empire with the United States since the 20th century. This is to emphasize that the United States has inherited the orthodox Western civilization of ancient Greece and Rome, and also aims to constantly issue warnings that Americans should avoid falling into the decline like the ancient Roman Empire did. Great powers, the decline of the Empire, and even decline, is not uncommon in history. Will the United States be the exception to this? Many Americans in the United States are worried that the United States will repeat the mistakes made by the ancient Roman Empire, as opposed to some U.S. and foreign experts and scholars ’confidence in the United States’ continued dominance of the world hegemony.