Europa, la vía romana

When defining its identity, Europe very early referred to its double Greek and Jewish origin. In the writings of Enlightenment historians and 19th-century romantics, this was the famous opposition between Athens and Jerusalem. Rémi Brague addresses the question of identity again, focusing on the "Roman way", the Latinity of Europe. What characterizes Europe? It is an appropriation of what is foreign to it. Historically and philosophically, Europe has its origins outside itself. Borrowing from other civilizations, the Romans achieved a synthesis that was the basis of the first cultural unity, the first European space. So much so that, even today, to define Europe is to mark how it is distinguished from what it is not due to its originally Roman character. This new edition of Europe, the Roman Way, a classic by the author published in seventeen languages, has been expanded and corrected and has a new chapter never before translated into Spanish.