Paideia and Empire: A Reflection on th jcortscopete1e Value of Culture as a foundation of Imperial Rule

This paper is concerned with the relationship between Greek culture and Roman politics. My aim is twofold. First, I want to challenge the traditional point of view that held a Roman Ruling Power and a Hellenic Civilizing Power. In my opinion, Greek paideia should be considered as a basic component o...

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Autor principal: Cortés Copete, Juan Manuel
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/13530
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Sumario:This paper is concerned with the relationship between Greek culture and Roman politics. My aim is twofold. First, I want to challenge the traditional point of view that held a Roman Ruling Power and a Hellenic Civilizing Power. In my opinion, Greek paideia should be considered as a basic component of the alliances between the Roman oligarchy and the Greek civic elites and, as a result of that, as an essential political tool for the Roman Empire. On the other hand, the Roman politicians and the Greek civic aristocracies sparked a debate on the definition of this new Greek culture for the Roman empire. In the end, a paideia based on the classic tradition and on the civic life succeeded.