Imagine you are a Roman in the year 264 BCE (the year of the 1st Punic War). What does your future look like? Then, look at the world around you today

In 264 B.C, my future would look poor. Rome and Carthage are locked in a fierce struggle for dominance in the Mediterranean. If Rome loses I could be enslaved and taken from my home. Because of the Plebeian Tribune I don’t have to be upper class to influence the laws in Rome. The balance in the Mediterranean is shifting while the two great powers are fighting. My future is uncertain(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Punic_War).

In the present day politics is very hectic. The government of the United States is trying to implement new healthcare laws and we are in the middle of a financial crisis. Also there is a struggle with the United States overseas. New technologies like computers are constantly advancing the world. The United Sates is the most powerful country currently so my future is very uncertain.

Source:

First Punic War. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Punic_War.

Picture source:

First Punic War 264 BC.png. Web. 2 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First_Punic_War_264_BC.png.