In his new book, the prominent researcher of Antiquity Angelos Chaniotis examines the Hellenistic era from an unexpected perspective. He does not limit the Hellenistic period to the traditional chronological framework - from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the fall of the Ptolemaic kingdom (336-30 BC), but speaks of the "long Hellenism", that is, he invites readers to look, like the Greek world, into the previous era stretching from the Mediterranean to India, existed within the framework of the early Roman Empire, until the death of Emperor Hadrian (138 AD). The author shows how the political and social system of “classical” Hellenism successfully adapted to the conditions of Roman rule and due to the absence of internal conflicts that had previously torn apart the Greek world, it acquired new qualities that gave it greater stability. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in ancient history.