ROME, Italy — I traveled to an ancient world to see a future version of America.

The "No Kings" chant is a bit off. Donald Trump's true calling and character is akin to a cruel Roman emperor.

Under the sun's glare, the Colosseum stood as huge and imposing as ever, even more so in real life.

Trump would love to enter the emperor's gate to reign over the gladiators, in bronze helmets, as they take on wild animals. Gladiators were lucky to live to 25.

Bloodlust and violence were part of Rome's public life. Yet bread and circuses fed the mass appetite too, observed the Latin poet Juvenal. "They will never revolt," Juvenal wrote wickedly.

Trump risked a lot when he went after late-night comedy shows, our circuses. CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's show for next season. But when Jimmy Kimmel's

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