Which would one have most likely have observed during the Hellenistic era?

a. sculptors at work on statues wearing an "archaic smile"
b. stoic philosophers debating a question of ethical conduct
c. workers constructing the Parthenon in Athens
d. the unveiling of a new sculptural work by Polyclitus


Answer: b

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