Hellenistic

Examples of Hellenistic in the following topics:

• FK Grade 6 Reading Level

  • This time span is known as the Hellenistic Period.
  • The core of Hellenistic culture was Athenian.
  • This became the common language of Hellenistic lands and is the ancestor of modern Greek.
  • Classical Greek ideals stemming from this period evolved into distinct forms grouped together as Hellenistic.
  • After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four new empires: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.

• Scientific Advancements in the Classical Period

  • The Hellenistic Period witnessed significant scientific advancements due to the mixing of Greek and Asian culture and royal patronage.
  • Hellenistic culture produced seats of learning in Alexandria, Egypt and Antioch, Syria, along with Greek-speaking populations across several monarchies.
  • Hellenistic science differed from Greek science in at least two ways.
  • First, it benefited from the cross-fertilization of Greek ideas with those that had developed in the larger Hellenistic world.
  • Especially important to Hellenistic science was the city of Alexandria in Egypt, which became a major center of scientific research in the 3rd century BCE.

• Alexander's Empire

  • The successor states that emerged were, at least initially, dominant forces, and this 300 year period is often referred to as the Hellenistic period.
  • The core of Hellenistic culture was essentially Athenian.
  • Koine spread throughout the Hellenistic world, becoming the lingua franca of Hellenistic lands and eventually the ancestor of modern Greek.
  • Furthermore, town planning, education, local government, and art during the Hellenistic period were all based on classical Greek ideals, evolving into distinct new forms commonly grouped as Hellenistic.
  • After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four stable power blocks: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.

• The Legacy of Alexander the Great

  • The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom based in Egypt ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty, starting with Ptolemy I Soter’s accession to the throne following the death of Alexander the Great.
  • The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic state ruled by the Seleucid dynasty, which existed from 312 BCE to 63 BCE.
  • The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture where Greek customs prevailed and the Greek political elite dominated, though mostly in urban areas.
  • The Attalids themselves were some of the most loyal supporters of Rome in the Hellenistic world.
  • Macedon, or Macedonia, was the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.

• The Phoenicians

  • They fell under both Persian and Hellenistic rule.
  • He gained control of the other Phoenician cities peacefully, and the rise of Hellenistic Greece gradually ousted the remnants of Phoenicia's former dominance over the Eastern Mediterranean trade routes.

• Hellenization and the Spread of Greek Culture

  • The Hellenistic period is the period of ancient Greek and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt in 30 BCE.At this time, Greek cultural influence and power was at its peak in Europe, Africa and Asia, and experienced prosperity and progress in the arts, exploration, literature, theatre, architecture, music, mathematics, philosophy, and science.It is often considered a period of transition, sometimes even of decadence or degeneration, as compared to the brilliance of the Greek Classical era.
  • Despite their initial reluctance, the Diadochi seem to have later deliberately naturalized themselves to their different regions, presumably in order to help maintain control of the population.Thus, for instance, we find the Ptolemies, as early as Ptolemy I Soter, the first Hellenistic king of Egypt, portrayed as pharaohs.Similarly, in the Indo-Greek kingdom, kings who converted to Buddhism.The Greeks in the regions therefore gradually become "localized" and adopted local customs as appropriate.In this way, hybrid "Hellenistic" cultures naturally emerged, at least amongst the upper echelons of society.

• Art and Literature in the Roman Republic

  • As the Roman Republic conquered Greek territory, expanding its imperial domain throughout the Hellenistic world, official and patrician sculpture grew out of the Hellenistic style many Romans encountered during their campaigns, making it difficult to distinguish truly Roman elements from elements of Greek style, especially since much of what survives of Greek sculpture is actually copies made of Greek originals by Romans.
  • The style originated from Hellenistic Greece; however, its use in Republican Rome and survival throughout much of the Republic is due to Roman values, customs, and political life.

• Expansion of the Maurya Empire

  • The Seleucid Empire was a major center of Hellenistic culture that maintained the preeminence of Greek customs where a Greek-Macedonian political elite dominated, mostly in the urban areas.
  • In return, Chandragupta sent 500 war elephants, a military asset which would play a decisive role in Seleucus' victory against western Hellenistic kings at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE.
  • Later Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, sent an ambassador named Dionysius to the Mauryan court continuing ties between the Hellenistic world and the Mauryan Empire.

• Expansion and Decline of the Kushan Empire

  • Yet the Kushans also adopted aspects of Buddhist culture and, like the Egyptians, absorbed remnants of the Greek culture of the Hellenistic kingdoms.
  • The Kushans were influenced by the Hellenistic kingdoms and maintained a wide variety of faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

• Alexander the Great

  • Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century.
  • Bust of a young Alexander the Great from the Hellenistic era, now at the British Museum.