Hadrian’s cosmopolitanism and Nazi legal policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12936583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kaius Tuori (0000-0002-1908-2478, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 470-486 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Classical Receptions Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-5134 • E-ISSN: 1759-5142 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/crj/clx003 |
| OpenAlex | W2617382914 |
| Language | IT |
| References cited | 20 |
The idealization of Hadrianic Rome has a long heritage from the writings of contemporaries like Aelius Aristides to the works of Gibbon and the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for imperial sovereignty. Hadrian's enlightened rule where peace and prosperity reigned coincided with the enlightened tradition of law, where principles like the protection of the weaker parties or equality before the law became prominent. After the Nazis took power in Germany, legal scholars of Jewish heritage faced ever-increasing repression, leading many to seek their fortunes abroad in exile. For most, this transfer was simply a change of venues, while for others the repression and prospect of exile meant a change in the understanding of the scholarly tradition that was processed in their works. The purpose of this article is to examine one example of such a change, namely by the German historian of ancient Roman and Greek legal history Fritz Pringsheim. Before taking refuge in Britain, Pringsheim sought to reinterpret the history of Roman law and to seek a starting point for the cosmopolitan idea of legal equality in the Roman Empire. For this, he used the existing tradition of glorifying Hadrian's Rome to present an alternative to Nazi racist authoritarianism
Archaeology · Authoritarianism · Cosmopolitanism · Democracy · Empire · Enthusiasm · German · Idealization · Judaism · Legal history · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Roman Empire · Sovereignty · Theology · European history and politics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
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Forced Migration and Scientific Change
Aelius Aristides between Greece, Rome, and the Gods
The Legal Policy and Reforms of Hadrian
The Ruling Power
The Refugee Jurist and American Law Schools, 1933-1941
The Emperor in the Roman World (31 BC - AD 337)
Illustrious Immigrants. The Intellectual Migration from Europe 1930-1941
Imperialism in the Ancient World
Why the Wind Changed
Local Elites and Power in the Roman World
Constructing Fascist Identity
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |