 And comparisons to Rome aren't made solely on the conservative side of politics. America is eerily retracing Rome's steps to a fall. Will it turn around before it's too late? That's a headline from Politico in 2020, comparing Trump's rejection of the election results to Julius Caesar. Decline and fall. What Donald Trump can learn from the Roman emperors. That's the Huffington Post comparing Trump to both Caligula and Nero.