Modelli eroici dall'antichità alla cultura europea

Examining the deep convergence between ancient myths and the formation of the continent's cultural identity, this collective work analyzes the hero as a dynamic, changing paradigm. Beginning in Archaic Greece, the research details the development of the tragic hero and the role of Mediterranean mobility in establishing shared narratives. The focus then expands to Republican and Imperial Rome, where individual virtue was monumented as a crucial civic and political instrument for social cohesion. Finally, the essays explore the reception of these models in the Renaissance and Modern Era through Christian martyrdom, emblematic literature, and historiographical re-readings of authors like Plutarch. By connecting classical tradition to contemporary concepts of leadership, sacrifice, and citizenship, the authors reveal that heroic representations are not mere relics of the past, but essential conceptual pillars for the continuous construction and understanding of the common European home.