东哥特王国的罗马化

东哥特王国是蛮族国家中罗马化程度最高的国家。公元前1世纪开始的哥特人的希腊化进程为后来的罗马化奠定了基础。东哥特人的罗马化进程以王国建立为界分为两个阶段。其罗马化十分全面,表现在文化教育、生活方式、思维方式、政治理念等诸多方面。东哥特王国的罗马化有其自身特点它的罗马化进程领先于其他日耳曼族群,并且没有建立一个独立的族群国家,这期间罗马化与哥特化并存。在古代晚期的环境下,它的罗马化由东哥特统治者主导,发生于罗马帝国内外,而基督教则成为传播罗马化的载体。高度的罗马化深深影响了东哥特王国的国家建构,使其走上了与西欧其他蛮族国家不同的发展道路。东哥特王国的罗马化影响了它的内部稳定和发展,也影响了意大利半岛进入中世纪的脚步,是意大利城市文化延续的重要因素。

The Romanization of the Ostrogothic Kingdom

The Ostrogothic Kingdom was the highest Romanization country among the barbarian countries.The Hellenization of the Goths starting from the 1st century BC laid a foundation for the later Romanization.The process of the Romanization of the Ostrogoths can be divided into two stages with the establishment of the kingdom.Its Romanization was very comprehensive and reflected in many aspects,including cultural education,lifestyle,thinking mode,political philosophy,etc.The Romanization of the Ostrogothic Kingdom had its own characteristics.Its Romanization was ahead of other Germanic groups,and it did not establish an independent ethnic country,during which Romanization and Gothic coexisted.Under the circumstance of the‘Late Antiquity’,its Romanization was dominated by the Ostrogothic rulers,occurred inside and outside the Roman Empire,while Christianity became the carrier of spreading Romanization.The high degree of Romanization deeply influenced the national construction of the Ostrogothic Kingdom,leading the kingdom to a path of development which was distinct from other barbarian countries in Western Europe.In conclusion,the Romanization of the Ostrogothic Kingdom not only affected the internal stability and development of the kingdom,but also exerted an important influence on the Italian peninsula entering into the Middle Ages.This was a significant factor in the continuation of the Italian urban culture.