The article analyses the myth of Augustus shaped by the initiatives of the Institute of Roman Studies. Starting from the myth of Caesar’s rooting in Italian culture thanks to the great influence of German studies, the author highlights how the achievements of the first Roman emperor were rediscovered as a consequence of the conquest of Ethiopia. By examining the various initiatives organised to mark the two thousandth anniversary of Augustus’ birth in the context of the more general myth of Rome, the author shows how the Institute of Roman studies contributed to shaping a specific ideological interpretation through the glorification of Augustus and of the Roman imperial past. Analogies were established between the figures of Augustus and Mussolini, as between the Principate and the Fascist regime, in order to spread the image of fascism as a conservative revolution. This was an attempt to create a synthesis between Fascist, nationalist and Catholic cultures, and to promote encounters, clashes, fusions and the sharing of deep and mutual influences between two typically modern phenomena produced by mass politics: the sacralization of politics and the politicization and ideologization of religion. The rapprochement with Nazi Germany fuelled ambitions to turn fascism into a regime that could assume the leadership of a new Christian and European order.
L'Institut d'études romaines et le mythe d’Auguste en 1937 / Aramini, D. - In: CAHIERS DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE. - ISSN 0395-9317. - 101(2020), pp. 37-57.
L'Institut d'études romaines et le mythe d’Auguste en 1937
Aramini D
2020
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The article analyses the myth of Augustus shaped by the initiatives of the Institute of Roman Studies. Starting from the myth of Caesar’s rooting in Italian culture thanks to the great influence of German studies, the author highlights how the achievements of the first Roman emperor were rediscovered as a consequence of the conquest of Ethiopia. By examining the various initiatives organised to mark the two thousandth anniversary of Augustus’ birth in the context of the more general myth of Rome, the author shows how the Institute of Roman studies contributed to shaping a specific ideological interpretation through the glorification of Augustus and of the Roman imperial past. Analogies were established between the figures of Augustus and Mussolini, as between the Principate and the Fascist regime, in order to spread the image of fascism as a conservative revolution. This was an attempt to create a synthesis between Fascist, nationalist and Catholic cultures, and to promote encounters, clashes, fusions and the sharing of deep and mutual influences between two typically modern phenomena produced by mass politics: the sacralization of politics and the politicization and ideologization of religion. The rapprochement with Nazi Germany fuelled ambitions to turn fascism into a regime that could assume the leadership of a new Christian and European order.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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