Cato and Roman Conservatism

Öz

The Romans were an influential political society in the Mediterranean world because of their ability to change and adapt. They resorted to various strategies to successfully preserve their cultural identity against the influence of Hellenistic culture. However, the superiority and extraordinary wealth brought by the wars as a result of the military conquests in Italy and the Hellenistic world negatively affected the Roman society and made it more open to the influence of Hellenistic culture. In this study, the problems encountered by M. Porcius Cato, who perceived the cultural change known as the Hellenization of Rome today as a threat, and his conservative stance against the changes in the Roman cultural identity will be examined.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Rome
• Cato
• cultural change
• conservatism
• Hellenism

Cato ve Roma Muhafazakârlığı

Öz

Romalılar değişim ve adaptasyon yeteneği ile Akdeniz dünyasında etkili olan politik bir toplum idi. Bu yetenekleri ile Hellen kültür etkisine karşı kültürel kimliğin korunmasında başarılı oldukları çeşitli stratejiler kullandılar. Ancak İtalya ve Hellenistik dünyadaki askeri fetihler sonucunda, üstünlük ve savaşların getirdiği olağanüstü zenginlik, Roma toplumunu olumsuz etkileyerek Hellen kültür etkisine karşı daha açık bir hale getirdi. Bu çalışmada Orta Cumhuriyet Dönemi’nde Romalıların karşılaştığı, günümüzde Roma’nın Hellenizasyonu olarak tanımlanan, kültürel değişimin tasviri yapılarak bu değişimi Romalılık için tehdit olarak algılayan M. Porcius Cato’nun yaşadığı zamanın sorunlarına ve Roma kültürel kimliğinin değişimine karşı muhafazakâr tavrı incelenecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Roma
• Cato
• kültürel değişim
• muhafazakârlık
• Hellenizm

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