Historia Magistra Vitae

Rome as the theme of universal history in light of Brazil today

Authors

  • Luis Carlos Martins Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2019.v4.10970

Keywords:

Rome, Decadence, Corruption, Politics, Brazil today

Abstract

This article presents partial results of a larger project intending to analyze the way in which “themes” of Roman Politics are (re)appropriated in Brazil to “explain” its “current situation”, either through didactic-pedagogical discourses or current political discussions. A documental corpus was chosen for this research, composed of posts on the internet in which I identify the most recurring and disseminated items regarding this issue in Brazilian society. My starting point is that these discourses have made use of a perception that is deeply rooted in Western political imaginary, i.e., Rome represents a symbol of “political and moral decadence”, strongly emphasizing topics such as “corruption”, “unrestrained desire for power”, “political manipulation” and “the passivity of the masses”. The purpose of the research is to identify which appropriations are currently seen in Brazilian society and what kind of view regarding this society is disseminated from this kind of reading on the Roman world.

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Author Biography

  • Luis Carlos Martins, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Possui graduação em História pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1992), mestrado em História pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2006), doutorado em História pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010) e pós-doutorado pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010). Atualmente é professor adjunto da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, coordenador do curso de História da mesma instituição e professor do PPG-História PCRS. Atuando principalmente nos temas: História da Imprensa no Brasil, História da urbanização e industrialização no período 1945-1968 pelo olhar da grande imprensa brasileira e Debates em torno do desenvolvimento e desenvolvimentismo do Brasil no Segundo Governo Vargas (1951-1954). É titular da disciplina de História da Antiguidade Clássica (PUCRS), desenvolvendo pesquisa na área de História Política da República Romana, na qual aborda as percepções do discurso ciceroniano acerca da Crise do Século I a.C. (Texto informado pelo autor)

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Published

2020-07-27

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019): Receptions of Antiquity

Section

Dossier

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How to Cite

Historia Magistra Vitae : Rome as the theme of universal history in light of Brazil today . (2020). Heródoto: Revista Do Grupo De Estudos E Pesquisas Sobre a Antiguidade Clássica E Suas Conexões Afro-asiáticas, 4(2), 184-205. https://doi.org/10.34024/herodoto.2019.v4.10970