Antiquity as ‘Our Own’ Epoch: Civilizational Originality Through the Framework of V. Petrov's ‘Theory of Epochs’

Андрєєв, Віталій Миколайович and Лукашенко, Аліса Іванівна (2025) Antiquity as ‘Our Own’ Epoch: Civilizational Originality Through the Framework of V. Petrov's ‘Theory of Epochs’ Консенсус (4). pp. 19-29. ISSN 2786-622X

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Abstract

The purpose of the research is the critical rethinking and interpretation of the phenomenon of Antiquity on the territory of modern Ukraine, proceeding from V. Petrov’s concept of the ‘Theory of Epochs’. The study aims to substantiate the originality of the Ukrainian civilizational process during the antique period and to refute the notion of the monopolistic dominance of Roman influences on the frontier. The article seeks to integrate the Ukrainian historical grand narrative into the European community by establishing its own civilizational links with the Antique era, moving beyond the exclusively Greco-Roman paradigm. The methodology is based on the civilizational approach and conceptual-historical analysis. The principle of complementarity using modern data to reinforce Petrov’s theory, as well as methods of critical source analysis and the comparative-historical method, are employed. The research incorporates V. Petrov’s ideas concerning the structural integrity of the epoch, the ‘categories’, and the ‘break’ of civilizational periods. The scientific novelty represent argument that the Zarubyntsi and Chernyakhiv cultures represent an original (local) variant of Antique culture that developed in coexistence with the Greco-Roman world, rather than merely as its passive object. It is demonstrated that Hellenistic influences, through changes in the economic and social structure, were determinative for the region, while Roman influences were limited and secondary, especially given the absence of fullfledged provincial Romanization on the territory of Ukraine. This allows for a reassessment of the essence of the Antique era in Ukraine as a period featuring an active civilizational subject. Conclusions. V. Petrov’s ‘Theory of Epochs’ is a promising basis for studying the independence of the creation of ancient civilization in Ukraine. The territories northeast of the Danube and the Bosporan Kingdom remained predominantly a Hellenized, not a Romanized world

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	antiquity; V. Petrov; Romanization; Roman influence; ‘Classical Antiquity’; the Northern Black Sea region; Roman limes
Subjects:	Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions:	Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра всесвітньої історії Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра історії України
Depositing User:	Лаборант кафедри історії України
Date Deposited:	26 May 2026 07:54
Last Modified:	26 May 2026 07:54
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/57538

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