Charlie and I reviewed today, the rise and fall of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire, Caesar, Augustus, Cincinnatus, bread and circuses, legionary, republic and latifundia. We discussed elements of government from ancient Rome that influenced American government. Charlie requested that we study Communism. I explained that it is a complex concept for 6th grade! He was insistent. He seems to understand it, so far, when we compare and contrast it to capitalism, especially. We discussed that it is an extreme version of socialism, also discussing Karl Marx and modern examples of social democracy like Bernie Sanders' campaign.