Speranza
By courtesy of M. Lakkur, of Oxford.
This is a commentary on M. Lakkur's excellent essay,
"The torch bearer and the tutor: prevalent attitudes towards the Roman Empire in Imperial Britain"
----- thanks to O. Kusturica for the reference.
While "British Empire" started to be used early enough -- and there's also the collocation, now being used by post-colonialists, of 'English empire' -- Lakkur will concentrate on late nineteenth-century views onwards.
Lakkur:
"Until the mind-19th century, British historians viewed Roman imperialism as despotic."
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"London as the heir to Rome".
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"The government of Italy has actively drawn upon the "Roman image"".
Sunday, April 13, 2014
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