The Stoics and Hellenism (2)

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We know the broad outlines of the political history of Greece at this time; it is a closed field where the successors of Alexander, particularly the kings of Macedonia and the Ptolemies, confront each other. The cities or leagues of … Read More

Hellenism and Christianity in the First Centuries of Our Era (1)

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Christianity is not opposed to Greek philosophy as one doctrine to another doctrine. The natural and spontaneous form of Christianity is not didactic and written teaching. In the Christian communities of the apostolic age, composed of artisans and ordinary people, … Read More

The Ancient Stoics and Hellenism

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We call Hellenistic age the period during which Greek culture became the common good of all Mediterranean countries; from the death of Alexander until the Roman conquest, we see it gradually assert itself, from Egypt and Syria to Rome and … Read More