Abstract This article examines the evolution of geocivilizational potential in Europe across three major historical phases: the Greco-Roman phase, the intermediate phase of the Middle Ages, and the Anglo-Saxon phase. Drawing on a geohistorical and civilizational approach, the article analyzes how Europe's physical geography shaped distinctive systems of values, governance, and thought. It demonstrates that European geocivilizational potential, rooted in Greek humanist philosophy and successively reformulated by Rome, the Germanic peoples, and the British nation, constitutes the foundation of the contemporary Western civilizational model. The contributions of Athenian democracy, Hellenism, Enlightenment liberalism, and British constitutional monarchy are analyzed as decisive milestones in the construction of this potential. The article concludes that geography, far from being mere backdrop, is a structuring civilizational actor whose influence unfolds across the longue durée. Keywords: geocivilizational potential, Europe, democracy, humanism, Western civilization, geohistory, ancient Greece, Anglo-Saxon phase.
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