Big sweaty men

And a lot more.

I think comparisons made between Rome and America (like today's references to Gibbon's The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire) are prety much valid. Just throw in some lions, the christians are already present (though on the wrong side of the fence :-)).

On another note, i always wanted to watch american television, including the commercials and the news and everything, so here is part of my dream fulfilled (and i got to make literary references... Yeeeey).