Transvaluation of all ancient values#
Summary#
The transvaluation of all ancient values names the radical inversion accomplished by the formula “God on the Cross,” which overturned the noble, light-minded Roman toleration and its aristocratic skepticism toward suffering. Nietzsche presents this as the Orient’s revenge on Rome, whereby the slave’s unconditional faith and revolt against nuance promised a complete overturning of classical values. What seemed dreadful and paradoxical to antique taste became the instrument through which Christianity subjugated the ancient world.