Scipionic Circle
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The Scipionic Circle was an influential group of Roman aristocrats and intellectuals around Scipio Aemilianus that fostered the reception of Greek philosophy and culture in late 2nd-century BCE Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scipionic Circle canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman cultural group
ⓘ
intellectual circle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman aristocracy
ⓘ
Second Punic War aftermath ⓘ senatorial elite ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Roman Republic
|
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
intellectual sociability
ⓘ
philhellenism ⓘ political engagement ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gaius Blossius
ⓘ
Gaius Fannius ⓘ Gaius Laelius Sapiens ⓘ Lucilius ⓘ Lucius Aelius Stilo ⓘ Lucius Furius Philus ⓘ Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ Polybius ⓘ Posidonius of Apamea ⓘ
surface form:
Posidonius
Publius Rutilius Rufus ⓘ Quintus Aelius Tubero ⓘ Quintus Mucius Scaevola ⓘ
surface form:
Quintus Mucius Scaevola the Augur
Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ Terence ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | disputed as a formal organized group ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman literature
ⓘ
Roman philosophy ⓘ Roman political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek literature
ⓘ
Greek philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic culture ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| leader | Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Scipio Aemilianus ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
fusion of Roman and Greek elite culture
ⓘ
reception of Greek philosophy in Rome ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of Greek culture at Rome ⓘ |
| source |
Cicero's philosophical dialogues
ⓘ
surface form:
Cicero's dialogues
ancient biographical traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.