Rome to Jerusalem UNO

There are a lot of parallels when it comes to Rome and Jerusalem's history. Both cities have disagreed with each other's culture. Rome was known as a military city and was based around the power and control; and had one leader known as the emperor. Where Jerusalem was based around spirituality and religion; and was lead by a high religious leader.

These polar opposites not only existed in ancient history, but to a certain degree it exist today. A good example of this is the relationship between America and Iraq. We have many conflicting idea's on culture, which we will get into in a little bit. However, we can relate to these ancient times by the way we settle conflicts.

The obvious way America and Iraq are conflicting is through war. War for centuries have been the way people settle disagreements. This was true for Rome and Jerusalem because multiple times both would invade each other, trying to change ones culture. This is the same with America and Iraq; America is trying to change the way of life in Iraq, to the way we think it should be. We are forcing a new way of life on a culture through conflict. I personally am indifferent on the idea of war as a means of changing ones culture. If it betters the way of life for the majority of people, then war can be a good. War also can be bad if it takes to many lives of a nation, and has no outcome.

We like to think that we learn from the past, and we will better ourselves from it. However, if we learn anything from the past, it is that not one culture can take over another completely. Traces of culture can be traced back to other cultures in history. A good example is how Roman architectual designs resemble multiple cultures; you can see that Greek and African materials were used to create buildings. This is also true with Jerusalem and Rome, they shared the idea of religion with one another. This is the same for America because not only do we have the same idea's as Iraq but hundreds of other cultures as well. Our food, music, art, religion, and entertainment come from other countries. I relate to this by my way of life, my family likes to share our Italian culture with others, through food and music; and in return we learn about other cultures.

Conflict is always going to happen. However, if we can learn from it and share idea's through it, then it doesn't always have to be a bad thing.