Abstract
Michel Foucault one of the most influential authorities on power politics contemplates that power has the character of a network and that its threads extend everywhere. The Ancient Rome was one of the most advanced civilizations armed with military and diplomatic muscle combined with rich cultural and engineering marvels. Rome became the supreme Mediterranean power around 242 BC with the defeat of the Carthage in the First Punic War (264 – 241 BC). The role of Italy in The European Union (EU), NATO and the World at large has had its similar roots manifested through alliances thousands of years ago. Developed nations like Italy are defined by both its Hard and Soft powers. The dire need to study this power projection stem from the various aspects that defined ancient Rome as one of the most developed civilizations. Her tentacles of power need to be analyzed and be compared with respect to the modern day governance. The paper also traces the origin and history of the projection of ancient Roman power both on hard and soft connotations and attempts to parley on its significance and relevance in today’s global world order. The methodology pursued in the paper involves unraveling the special features and characteristics of ancient Rome and the modern day Italy from Military, Trade, Economy and Architectural stand point and attempts to strike a chord between its similarities and differences. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s2p51
Highlights
The recent 40th anniversary of the Armani as one of the world’s foremost pioneering fashion brands and the much talked about movie on Enzo Ferrari’s biopic have one thing in common; they continue to project Italy’s soft power which draws the world’s attention calling to its doors
William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra speaks of the love that transcended between two civilizations of Rome and Egypt respectively
The methodology involved is to trace the origins of Ancient Rome, compare its evolution with the modern day Italian context and report striking similarities and differences
Summary
The recent 40th anniversary of the Armani as one of the world’s foremost pioneering fashion brands and the much talked about movie on Enzo Ferrari’s biopic have one thing in common; they continue to project Italy’s soft power which draws the world’s attention calling to its doors. It was believed that the ancient romans were to have been able to witness planets without having the telescopic technology. Such was their power with respect to astronomy. Gold had its monumental value and Rome was able to develop her empire with the use of all these attributes which it one of the most advanced civilizations in the world
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