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romanità

//Roman

English meaning: Roman-ness / Roman cultural identity

Italian Definition

(Italiano)

Il concetto di identità culturale romana — il senso di essere romani ed eredi del patrimonio della civiltà dell'Impero Romano.

English Definition

The concept of Roman cultural identity and heritage — the sense of being Roman and heir to the Roman Empire's civilizational legacy. Romanità was revived by Mussolini as political propaganda. More broadly, romanità refers to the enduring influence of Roman civilization — Latin language, Roman law, engineering achievements, and political concepts (republic, senate, dictator) on Western and global civilization.

Example

La romanità — l'eredità di Roma — è ancora viva nel diritto, nella lingua e nell'architettura di tutto il mondo occidentale.

In English: Romanità — Rome's legacy — is still alive in the law, language, and architecture of the entire Western world.

Synonyms

  • eredità romana
  • latinità

Literary Heritage

E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.

And thence we came forth to see again the stars.

Dante Alighieri · Poet · Late 13th – early 14th century

Divina Commedia

Dante, Inferno (Divina Commedia, c. 1308–1321), Canto XXXIV, line 139, closing line of Inferno

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Italian
Script
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Family
Romance
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