Hellenistic kingdoms

E16280

historical polity monarchy successor state

The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Hellenistic kingdoms canonical	52
Seleucid Empire	4
Hellenistic monarchies	3
Hellenistic Near East	2
Hellenistic period	2
Alexander the Great’s eastern satrapies	1
Diadochi successor states	1
Empire of Alexander the Great	1
Hellenistic kingdoms (historically)	1
Hellenistic kingdoms of Asia Minor	1
Hellenistic kings	1
Hellenistic kingship	1
Hellenistic monarchy	1
Hellenistic successor kingdoms	1
Hellenistic successor states	1
Hellenistic world	1
Macedonian Empire	1
Macedonian successor states	1
diplomatic relations with Hellenistic states	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical polity ⓘ monarchy ⓘ successor state ⓘ
endTime	1st century BCE ⓘ 1st century CE ⓘ
followedBy	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
follows	Diadochi ⓘ surface form: Empire of Alexander the Great
hasCapital	Ai-Khanoum ⓘ Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria in Egypt Antioch on the Orontes ⓘ Pella, Greece ⓘ surface form: Pella Pergamon ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Greek-speaking elites ⓘ Hellenization of local elites ⓘ bureaucratic administration ⓘ cosmopolitan urban centers ⓘ cultural fusion of Greek and local traditions ⓘ monarchical rule ⓘ multiethnic populations ⓘ royal patronage of arts and sciences ⓘ territorial monarchies ⓘ use of Greek as lingua franca ⓘ
hasCulturalOutput	Hellenistic art ⓘ Hellenistic literature ⓘ Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic science ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	coinage-based taxation ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ monetized economy ⓘ
hasLanguage	Greek language ⓘ
hasPart	Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids ⓘ surface form: Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon Pergamon ⓘ surface form: Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon Kingdom of the Bosporus ⓘ surface form: Bosporan Kingdom Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ⓘ Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ Kingdom of Cappadocia ⓘ Kingdom of Commagene ⓘ Cyrenaica ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Cyrenaica Epirus ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Epirus Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
hasReligion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ local Near Eastern cults ⓘ syncretic Greco-Egyptian cults ⓘ
militaryCharacteristic	professional standing armies ⓘ use of Macedonian phalanx ⓘ use of war elephants ⓘ
notableInstitution	Library of Alexandria ⓘ Library of Alexandria ⓘ surface form: Museum of Alexandria
partOf	Hellenistic period ⓘ
politicalStructure	court-centered governance ⓘ hereditary kingship ⓘ
precededBy	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
startTime	late 4th century BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Anatolia ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Iranian plateau ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Near East eastern Mediterranean ⓘ parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
usesScript	Greek alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judea → underRuleOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucid Empire

Alexandria → historicalEra → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic period

Ancient Greek religion → timePeriod → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic period

Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt → partOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic world

Phoenician civilization → fellUnderControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire

Alexander the Great → successorState → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Achaemenid Empire → followedBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Empire of Alexander the Great

Hasmonean dynasty → precededBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucid Empire

Hasmonean dynasty → opponent → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucid Empire

Maccabean Revolt → hasLocation → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seleucid Empire

Maurya Empire → diplomaticRelationsWith → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Ionia → underRuleOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Samaria → laterRuledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Soter → appliedTo → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic kings

Soter → usedBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic monarchies

Byblos → ruledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Tyre → ruledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Ancient Mediterranean world → hasPart → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Nicaea → controlledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Levant region → wasPartOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Arwad → laterControlledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Chalcedon → underControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Miletus → underControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Pergamon → partOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Lycia → laterPartOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Alexandria on the Indus → partOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexander the Great’s eastern satrapies

Palestine → historicalControlBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Hellenistic art → associatedWith → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts → historicalContext → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic Near East

Lydia → laterUnderControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Moab → laterControlledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Greek East → emergedFrom → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah → governedBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

subject surface form: as-Sāmiriyyah

this entity surface form: Hellenistic kingdoms (historically)

Erythrae → laterUnderControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Gebal → laterRuledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Kingdom of Ammon → laterUnderControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Sidon Port → underControlOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Mysia → partOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Hellenistic philosophy → mainRegion → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms → conflictWith → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Eastern Roman provinces → precededBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Jubayl → historicalRuler → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Nicaea (wife of Lysimachus) → region → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Ammon → laterIncorporatedInto → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

ancient trade route Via Maris → associatedWith → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

subject surface form: Via Maris

Arados → underRuleOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Aradus → underRuleOf → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Arvad → laterRuledBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ

Attic weight system → adoptedBy → Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ