Historical analogies thread

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I've heard a lot of people compare America to Rome, but what if...
>America = Carthage
>Russia = Epirus
>China = Rome

Hear me out:
>America lets business interests dictate its foreign policy even when they contradict the general interests of the country, like Carthage.
>America helped sent aid to China later in the Cold War, like Carthage sent aid to Rome during the Pyrrhic war.
>Russia is one of the last great European powers, just like Epirus was one of the last great Greek states.