marcus aurelius said the quote when in rome do as the romans do.
marcus aurelius said the quote when in rome do as the romans do.
who said the quote when in rome do as the romans do?
marcus aurelius
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when in rome, do as the romans do (often shortened to when in rome...) or a later version when in rome, do as the pope does, a proverb attributed to saint ambrose. the phrase means that it is advisable to follow the conventions of the area in which you are residing or visiting.
when in rome, do as the romans do
in 1326, the difficulties over the office of emperor between the habsburgs and the wittelsbach louis the bavarian brought increased danger to the city of rome. the pope was still hostile to louis, having excommunicated him repeatedly, and yet louis intended to be crowned king of the lombards and holy roman emperor, which involved a visit to italy and especially rome. the romans, fearing that they would be the target of louis' wrath, wanted the pope back in rome. the government authorized the vicars in rome of king robert the wise of naples, pandulf count of anguillara and annibaldo de annibaldis, to write to the pope, rehearsing the difficulties that rome was suffering because of the absence of the pope and roman curia, and demanding his immediate return. john xxii wrote to the romans on 20 january 1327, expressing his loving concern, but also indicating obstacles to a visit. he also wrote to giacomo savelli in rome, urging him to keep the romans from offering obedience to louis of bavaria. the romans replied with an embassy. while holding the post of provincial of the roman province frater matteo orsini was appointed an ambassador ("orator") of the embassy deputed by the romans to invite pope john xxii to transfer his residence back to rome from avignon. in answer to fr. matteo orsini's addresses, the pope replied to the romans again in a letter of 8 june 1327, emphasizing the danger that louis the bavarian represented, and the impossibility of travelling to rome just at that time. a second embassy was sent in june, more for form's sake, advising the pope of what they were going to be compelled to do, than in expectation of action. the expected revolution and change of government in rome duly took place. louis the bavarian entered rome, and was crowned at s. peter's, not by papal authority but by authority of the people of rome. despite this political disaster, pope john xxii never went to rome.
matteo orsini