Hellenistic kingdoms

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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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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

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Pamphylians underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Philistia laterIncorporatedInto Hellenistic kingdoms
Mylasa wasPartOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Carian culture underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Magnesia on the Maeander partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Gordium laterControlledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
שְׁכֶם controlledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
subject surface form: שכם
Galatians ruledUnder Hellenistic kingdoms
Lycaonians underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Armenia Minor underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Mithridatic Wars with Rome relatedTo Hellenistic kingdoms
subject surface form: Mithridatic Wars
Limyra underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Nicomedes IV governmentFormOfRealm Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic monarchy
Mithridates V Euergetes styleOfRule Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic kingship
Bosporan Kingdom maintained Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: diplomatic relations with Hellenistic states
Ariobarzanes of Pontus partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Apame of Bithynia partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic monarchies
Empire of Alexander the Great precedes Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic successor kingdoms
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) relatedTo Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Macedonian successor states
Macedonian phalanx usedBy Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic successor states
Hellenization of the Near East hasKeyAgent Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic monarchies
King of Pontus partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Diadochi successor states
Hellenistic astronomy hasMainRegion Hellenistic kingdoms
Greco-Pontic culture influencedBy Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic kingdoms of Asia Minor
Dok culturalContext Hellenistic kingdoms
this entity surface form: Hellenistic Near East
Cos historicalRulers Hellenistic kingdoms