Lisbon, new Rome and emporium
Comparing an early modern imperial capital, 1550–1750
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9388709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saúl Martínez Bermejo (0000-0002-5740-3893, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 604-621 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926816000481 |
| OpenAlex | W2513853613 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 25 |
Early modern European capitals competed to demonstrate their imperial status, and contemporary urban praise often drew comparisons between them, situating these cities within a shifting hierarchy. Authors frequently combined actual perceptions of cities with metaphors of a New Rome and other classical motifs. This article explores how various writers asserted Lisbon's greatness and civic identity within this shared comparative European discourse. More particularly, it shows how they defended its changing political status as a capital while also developing a strong commercial discourse that centred on the city as an emporium. Views and descriptions of Lisbon and its port paralleled contemporary descriptions of London in particular, as both cities were increasingly defined as paradigms of imperial commerce
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Capital (architecture · Economics · Economy · Greatness · Hierarchy · Identity (music · Literature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Port (circuit theory · Praise · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · European Political History Analysis · History · History, Culture, and Diplomacy · Law
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |