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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Roma pagana, Roma cristiana, Roma nostra : l'urbe nella cultura umanistica polacca

subject

Rome in Polish cultureLatinity in Polish culturePolish fascinations with antiąuityPolish HumanismPolish fascination with Rome

description

Rome was a crucial point of reference for the culture which was developing in the Polish State. An important role played the fascination with antiąuity and the attachment to Christian values inseparably linked to Rome. One of the examples, among others, was the creation of legendary stories about the relations between the aristocratic families of Poland and Lithuania and the Roman families front the Empire times. The conviction of the Polish nations mission becomes a cultural and morał means of civilization achievements having Rome in its centre.