Parallels between ancient Roman society and modern U.S. society

Just like the Greeks, the Romans still influence greatly our way of life today. Here are some examples and their parallels in our society:
1) Res Publica (the Roman free government) - The United States government
2) Roman senate - U.S. senate
3) Roman paved roads - modern roads and highways

4) Roman cities were planned, some with a grid-system - Our modern cities are planned and many have grid-systems

5) Running water - Our running water systems are much more advanced, but they had the idea first!