Hellenistic period

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The Hellenistic period was an era from the death of Alexander the Great to the rise of the Roman Empire, marked by the widespread diffusion and blending of Greek culture with those of Egypt, the Near East, and Central Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of ancient Greek history
historical period
associatedWith Alexander the Great
Diadochi
Epicureanism
Hellenistic Jews
surface form: Hellenistic Judaism

Hellenistic architecture
Hellenistic art
Hellenistic philosophy
Hellenistic science
Skepticism
Stoicism
characterizedBy advances in science and philosophy
cultural syncretism
development of large cosmopolitan cities
expansion of trade networks
fusion of Greek and Eastern cultures
monarchic kingdoms
new forms of art and sculpture
spread of Greek language
urbanization
chronologicalContext between Classical Greece and Roman Empire
part of ancient history
culturalImpact Library of Alexandria
foundation of libraries and museums
spread of Greek education and paideia
economicFeature long-distance trade
monetized economies
endDate 30 BC
31 BC
endEvent Battle of Actium
Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms
followedBy Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Imperial period

Roman Republic dominance in the eastern Mediterranean
follows Classical Greek period
age of Alexander the Great
hasPart Macedon
surface form: Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon

Kingdom of Pergamon
surface form: Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon

Cyrenaica
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Kingdom of Pontus
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
mainRegion Aegean Sea
surface form: Aegean Sea region

Anatolia
Central Asia
Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Egypt

Greek mainland
Mesopotamia
Ancient Near East
surface form: Near East

eastern Mediterranean
majorCity Alexandria
Antioch
Pella, Greece
surface form: Pella

Pergamon
Rhodes
Ctesiphon
surface form: Seleucia on the Tigris
namedAfter Greece
surface form: Hellas (Greece)
notableFigure Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Archimedes
Attalus I of Pergamon
Cleopatra VII
Demetrius I of Macedon
Epicurus
Eratosthenes
Euclid
Ptolemy I Soter
Seleucus I Nicator
Zeno of Citium
officialLanguage Koine Greek
politicalStructure successor kingdoms of Alexander's empire
territorial monarchies
precededBy Classical Greece
religiousDevelopment Serapis
surface form: cult of Serapis

spread of mystery cults
syncretism of Greek and Egyptian deities
startDate 323 BC
startEvent death of Alexander the Great
succeededBy Roman Empire

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Sillyon historicalEra Hellenistic period
Sillyon hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFrom Hellenistic period
Melas River era Hellenistic period
Cadmea historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Epicurus' Garden in Athens operatedIn Hellenistic period
Principal Doctrines hasTimePeriod Hellenistic period
Vatican Sayings dateOfText Hellenistic period
Callimachus' Hymn to Artemis literaryPeriod Hellenistic period
Samothracian Mysteries flourishedDuring Hellenistic period
daughters of Gaia timePeriodOfWorship Hellenistic period
subject surface form: Titanides
Colossae partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Attaleia partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Attaleia timePeriod Hellenistic period
Emesa historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Sboryanovo archaeological reserve period Hellenistic period
Laodice of Macedonia timePeriod Hellenistic period
Agora of Smyrna usedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Agora of Smyrna startDate Hellenistic period
Theater of Miletus era Hellenistic period
Alinda flourishedDuring Hellenistic period
Euromos periodOfFlourishing Hellenistic period
Antikythera historicalPeriodOfSignificance Hellenistic period
Iasos flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Stratonicea partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Stratonicea hasTimePeriod Hellenistic period
Attalid dynasty era Hellenistic period
Sabazios spreadTo Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Apollo Ismenios worshipPeriod Hellenistic period
Pamukkale-Hierapolis historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Late Scythian kingdom timePeriod Hellenistic period
Harput heritagePeriod Hellenistic period
Apamea partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Apamea era Hellenistic period
Hellenistic medicine partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic civilization
Katane historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Tell el-Mutesellim hasCulturalPeriod Hellenistic period
Heraclea at Latmus partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Heraclea at Latmus timePeriod Hellenistic period
acropolis of Pergamon period Hellenistic period
subject surface form: Acropolis of Pergamon
Delphic priests timePeriod Hellenistic period
Megaris historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Astacus era Hellenistic period
Selymbria historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Bergama historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Attalus III era Hellenistic period
Alcathous timeOfUse Hellenistic period
Ankyra wasImportantInPeriod Hellenistic period