"The Polish Nobility's "Golden Freedom
On the Ancient Roots of a Political Idea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3971034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jakub Filonik (0000-0001-9624-1041, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 731-744 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The European Legacy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-8770 • E-ISSN: 1470-1316 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10848770.2015.1071124 |
| OpenAlex | W1493709622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
This essay traces the Greek and Roman roots of Polish sixteenth- to eighteenth-century political thought by discussing the Polish nobility’s concept of the “Golden Freedom” (L. aurea libertas). By focusing on the Roman and the Greek concepts of liberty and the mixed constitution, it argues that the Golden Freedom, a notion central to the Polish-Lithuanian nobility’s self-identification, was based on Roman political ideals and practices that were incompatible with the political reality of the Commonwealth
Ancient history · Art · Commonwealth · Constitution · Nobility · Political science · Politics · Classics · Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |