Conventional values of the Hellenistic GreeksStudies in Hellenistic civilization #8redigeret af Per Bilde

The image fo the Hellenistic world presented by modern scholarship is full of stereotypes. But what image did the Hellenistic Greeks themselves have of their world? This is the question addressed in this volume by an international group of scholars. Their perspectives range wiedely, and include archaeology, history, literature, religion and philosophy.