THE SPIRIT OF FEAR: ROME AND ABSOLUTISM

This article affirms that Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu produced a historical and political theory based on the history of Rome. The main focus of this text is the association contained in the idea of a similarity between the Roman Empire and Oriental Despotism. For Montesquieu, corruption...

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Main Author: Adilton Luís Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de São Paulo 2016-04-01
Series:Heródoto
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Online Access:https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/herodoto/article/view/901