If you understand Ancient Rome the first thing you will realize is there truly is nothing new under the sun.
They say it all—and anyone who studies history can understand the present and the future.
_That_ is why they don’t teach it in school—don’t want the kids to be wise when they can become obedient servants of the ruling class instead.
I remember reading that economics was not being taught in high school because ‘it is too depressing.’ This was long before snowflakes, but part of the mindset.