Niewygodne dziedzictwo?
Znaczenie pogańskiego antyku w przestrzeni chrześcijańskiego Rzymu
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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.18.2021.74.05Keywords:
Rome, cultural heritage, Christianity, paganismAbstract
Uncomfortable Heritage? The Meaning of Pagan Antiquity in the Space of Christian Rome
The decline of paganism in Late Antiquity contributed to the transformation of culture of the roman society. With the victory of Christianity, which became firstly a dominant and later the only accepted religion, the objects of the classical culture became a problematic heritage. The aim of the paper is to present the Christians’ shifting attitude towards the material remains of the pagan culture and the way in which they influenced and shaped the identity of the Christian community. These processes are analyzed on the example of Rome in the period from the 4th to the 6th century. Special attention is paid to the area of the Roman Forum, which was characterized by exceptional accumulation and density of the monuments which constituted the pagan heritage. Since it was the central and representative space, the symbolical character of the forum was very important for the leaders of the local community and its transformations reflect very well the changing attitude of the Christians towards the pagan heritage.
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