Not really the merger of corporate and state power in fascism buT what I noticed was the similarity in times with the fundamental decision between authoritarian rule and democracy and the crossroads Rome was taking going the other direction and how the US seems to be retreating from.

Ackshually the current state of the USA is highly reminiscent of the late Roman period of circa 300 CE. Civil unrest, oligarchic rule, bureaucratic overload, corruption, a state of perpetual internal and external conflict, rapid succession and dramatic leadership shifts...

Panem et circem buddy, panem et circem.

Burgers and halftime shows.