The Roman Origins of Constitutional Government By Luke Sheahan

"On the left side of the back of the one dollar bill is inscribed a circle with a pyramid inside. The pyramid is composed of thirteen tiers representing the thirteen original colonies of the United States. The banner below the pyramid reads Novus Ordo Seclorum, the New Order of the Ages. Above the pyramid are two Latin words, Annuit Coeptis, a tribute to the role of Providence in America’s founding and an indication that American has won its blessing.

On the base of the pyramid is inscribed the Roman numerals for 1776, the year of the Declaration of Independence and the genesis of the sovereignty of the United States. The Latin inscriptions and mottos signify that the New Republic was based upon the foundation laid down by Rome. "

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