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Cuadernos del Sur. Historia
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LAMBOGLIA, Rodolfo. Los usos del pasado en la perspectiva intelectual de Tito Livio. Cuad. Sur, Hist. [online]. 2007, n.35-36, pp. 469-494. ISSN 2362-2997.
It is attempted to state the fact that the roman historian from the August age, Tito Livio, introduces a new way to make history, what could be defined as a history-motherland, something similar to the result of a collective action of the different groups and social classes, which have acted in the past, of their conflicts and their agreements. This interpretation is presented as a Tito Livio's valuable contribution, in contrast with the traditional histories that only intended to demostrate the historical role perfomed by the aristocratic lineage. The past-present equation will be useful for Livio to continue accomplishing the moralizing purpose, but a different meaning is assigned to it, aimed at showing that from the beginnings of the republican age great controversies caused by all types of reasons (economic, political, etc.) could be registered. Those problems heve been overcome, though in a gradual and difficult way, since finally they could impose the will of those men who represented the collective interests, promoting social cohesion, concord between the different social classes and groups, and encouraging respect for the laws and the traditions.
Palavras-chave : Past-present; Cohesion; Concord.