The Romans wanted to establish their own identity so they had a work written called based upon and an attempt to equal the place in the Roman culture of the Iliad and the Odyssey from the Greeks. The Romans wanted to establish their own identity so they had a work written called based upon and an attempt to equal the place in the Roman culture of the Iliad and the Odyssey from the Greeks. Agamemnon Pax Romana Aeneid Prima Porta

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.

the first two years of american revolution was not very encouraging for the patriots since the british were far superior in sea power, arms and troops.