Roman decadence
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| + | '''Roman decadence''' defines the gradual and moral decline in the ancient Roman republican values of family, farming, [[virtus (virtue)|virtus]], and [[Dignitas (Roman concept)|dignitas]]. | ||
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| + | Some contemporary critics of Roman decadence, such as [[Cato the Younger]], attributed its rise to the influence of the Hellenistic philosophy [[epicurianism]], while modern historians such as [[Edward Gibbon]] and Cyril Robinson also attribute increasing Roman affluence and the pacifying luxury it afforded. | ||
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Roman decadence defines the gradual and moral decline in the ancient Roman republican values of family, farming, virtus, and dignitas.
Some contemporary critics of Roman decadence, such as Cato the Younger, attributed its rise to the influence of the Hellenistic philosophy epicurianism, while modern historians such as Edward Gibbon and Cyril Robinson also attribute increasing Roman affluence and the pacifying luxury it afforded.
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