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Tytuł: | Polityczna i kulturalna rola nobilitas w schyłkowym okresie Republiki Rzymskiej |
Autor: | Aleksandrowicz, Tadeusz |
Słowa kluczowe: | nobilitas; elita polityczna Republiki Rzymskiej; polityka Republiki Rzymskiej |
Data wydania: | 1999 |
Wydawca: | Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego |
Źródło: | W. Kaczanowicz (red.),"Rzym antyczny : polityka i pieniądz. T. 3" (S. 9-20). Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego |
Abstrakt: | In the declining years of the Roman Republic (133—42 BC) the nobilitas was the upper layer
of the so called senator class. The political role of that elitist social group is well known owing to
the research done by many scholars. The role of the nobilitas in culture is given much less
attention. Against this background the relations between the political and cultural function of the
nobilitas in the said period reveal a particularly interesting aspect.The cultural activity of the nobilitas was connected with their holding a monopoly on power.
They were aware of the necessity of being thoroughly prepared to assume the highest offices in the
state. The system of education was geared to this particular purpose, and rhetoric played in it
a special party. Oratory reflected the intellectual formation of the Romans and was a tool of
political struggle. Nearly all members of the nobilitas who played a considerable role in the
political life were distinguished orators.
The relations between the political and cultural functions of the nobilitas reflected the
utilitarianism and pragmatism so characteristic of the Romans. This is not, however, meant to
belittle the creative achievements of the nobilitas in such areas as, for example, literature,
historiography, law, and philosophy. Additionally, the practice of the political life demanded
a constant broadening of intellectual horizons. In the mainstream of rather passive attitudes we
can notice also an authentic interest of the nobilitas in various provinces of culture. The priority of
the nobilitas in the province of politics is beyond any doubt, but neither can we neglect their place
in the culture of the dedining Republic. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/10775 |
ISBN: | 83-226-0905-1 |
Pojawia się w kolekcji: | Książki/rozdziały (W.Hum.)
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