Violence in the U.S.

Make a T-chart to record similarities and differences between the ancient Romans and modern-day Americans.

• What type of violence-based leisure activities do Americans participate in and/or support?
• What does our support of these types of activities say about our country's attitude toward violence?
• In ancient Rome, the death penalty was common for criminals, prisoners of war, and for people in positions of power. In what ways does our society mirror the ancient Romans when it comes to these three areas? How is our society different?
• Murder was common in ancient Rome, regardless of social class. Do you think the same could be said about American society? Why or why not?