The Mediterranean Sea, not the European continent, unified Greek and Roman civilization
Evidence
Yet one should remember that this Mediterranean history is not merely a nostalgic indulgence, but also a model to inspire Mediterranean politics. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 1447 (
#expands, via linked claim)
We are all, so far as we inherit the civilization of Europe, still citizens of the Roman Empire, and time has not yet proved Virgil wrong. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
The world is not as simple as Lewis and Huntington want it to be. They desperately want to hold onto a world in which the difference between “us” and “them” is clear. What they ignore, argues Said, is that civilizational identity is not fixed but fluid. All civilizations and cultures, including so-called Western civilization, have intense, often contentious internal debates about how to define themselves. Civilizations are also shaped and transformed by all sorts of migrations and movements between peoples of different cultures. Finally, it is hard to imagine a culture today that, in the past or the present, has walled itself off from other cultures. In fact, every culture has been and continues to be involved in transformative exchanges, contacts, and conversations with other cultures. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 232 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Mediterranean history can inspire modern political agendas. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 1447; Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983; Civilizational identity is fluid, not fixed or walled off — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 232 (+1 more)
Related
- Mediterranean history can inspire modern political agendas. (similarity 0.86)
- Civilizational identity is fluid, not fixed or walled off (similarity 0.84)
- A Mediterranean cultural discourse seeks to create partnerships beyond conflict. (similarity 0.83)
- Essentializing a civilization as unchanging serves political rather than scholarly purposes. (similarity 0.80)
- Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire. (similarity 0.79)
- European military models form a chain of borrowings back to antiquity (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Mediterranean history can inspire modern political agendas.
#expands(0.45) — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 1447 - Western civilization continues to be influenced by the Roman Empire.
#corroborates(0.40) — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1983 - Civilizational identity is fluid, not fixed or walled off
#corroborates(0.35) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 232