{"product_id":"a-hellenistic-ethical-lexicon-three-hundred-and-seven-rules-of-conduct-of-expanding-empires-9780567718273","title":"A Hellenistic Ethical Lexicon: Three Hundred and Seven Rules of Conduct of Expanding Empires","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding on his previous work on \u003ci\u003eHellenistic Interstate Political Ethics \u003c\/i\u003e(T\u0026amp;T Clark, 2022) leading historian Doron Mendels presents three hundred interstate ethical rules of conduct which he has discovered within three reconstructed Hellenistic codes. \u003c\/b\u003eThese codes appear in the work of three major Hellenistic historical writers, with Mendels also adding remarks that appear in \u003ci\u003eThe Letter of Aristeas.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMendels has formulated these - probably originally oral - rules embedded within the historical narratives using a mixture of statements by rulers and other actors concerning interstate relationships, historical events which point to ethical behaviour of states and\/or their breach, as well as related thoughts of the historians themselves regarding interstate encounters. The result is a comprehensive catalogue of ethical rules referring to behaviour on the international scene, which include not only rules but also a lexicon of moral terms borrowed from the individual ethical scenarios. The volume constitutes a significant addition to knowledge of the Hellenistic era in the 3rd-1st centuries BC, the universe against which Judaism and early Christianity operated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoron Mendels \u003c\/b\u003eis Max and Sophie Mydans Professor in the Humanities at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T\u0026T Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603263258898,"sku":"9780567718273","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bdd2697-865c-410b-9724-39fa10ebee4c.jpg?v=1757432376","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hellenistic-ethical-lexicon-three-hundred-and-seven-rules-of-conduct-of-expanding-empires-9780567718273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}