Greek and Roman Roots of European Civilisation

• Authors: Wojciech Daszkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

European countries share certain features, roots and, to a large extent, history. In the present article attention is paid to the Greek and Roman influence on European civilisation, or “Western Civilisation.” To this day Europeans refer to broadly understood models of ancient culture contained in the concept of polis as a community of equal citizens, in promoting representative bodies, appreciation of elements of merchant culture, rationality and emancipation, the concept of Roman Law that together represent the signa specifica of the Western civilisation. If one adds to this the contribution of Christianity and barbarian tribes, one may reconstruct an adequate representation of the “roots of Europe.”

Keywords

EN

Europe; ancient Greece; ancient Rome; civilisation; Western Civilisation; culture; polis; Roman law

• Publisher: International Étienne Gilson Society
• Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 381-404

Dates

published

2017-09-30

Contributors

author

Wojciech Daszkiewicz

• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland

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ISSN

2300-0066