Utopian "States" of the First Christian Centuries
Journal Article: HISTORICA THEMATA 01/2011;
Abstract
In the period from the 1st century to the 3rd century A.D., the utopian and dystopian ideal of cosmopolis appeared in Greek Literature. Marcus Aurelius, Longinus, Plotinus and St. Paul were its most important exponents, whose the cosmopolitanism derived from the Roman Zeitgeist. In reality, it was a philosophical and religious elaboration of the terrestrial cities’ characteristics, and mainly of the city of Rome. The bearers and creators of the ideal of cosmopolis were those who believed and considered that the essence of such a utopia leads to the perfection of humanity.
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