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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Brauron declinePeriod Hellenistic period
Kronion hill hasHistoricalPeriodOfUse Hellenistic period
subject surface form: Kronion Hill
Pythagoreion archaeological site timePeriod Hellenistic period
Antakya partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic civilization
Antakya importantFor Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic culture
Arcadian mountains timePeriodOfProminence Hellenistic period
Antiochus of Ascalon timePeriod Hellenistic period
Sidetic script historicalEra Hellenistic period
Coele-Syria partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Coele-Syria timePeriod Hellenistic period
Attis spreadTo Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Hellenistic philosophy partOf Hellenistic period
Aristeas timePeriod Hellenistic period
Naissos (Greek form) hasHistoricalPeriod Hellenistic period
subject surface form: Naissos
Eratosthenes timePeriod Hellenistic period
Phigaleia flourishedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Phigaleia timeOfOccupation Hellenistic period
Dyrrhachium timePeriod Hellenistic period
Neapolis (Kavala) historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Ptolemaic navy activeDuring Hellenistic period
Demetrius I of Macedon era Hellenistic period
Philocrates timePeriod Hellenistic period
Lycopolis timePeriod Hellenistic period
Masinissa era Hellenistic period
Teke Peninsula hasHistoricalPeriod Hellenistic period
Attalus I of Pergamon era Hellenistic period
Phigalia historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Ancient Near East succeededBy Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Taurica timePeriod Hellenistic period
Nabataean inscriptions timePeriod Hellenistic period
ancient Laconia timePeriod Hellenistic period
Lilybaeum timePeriod Hellenistic period
Heraclea Lyncestis significantPeriod Hellenistic period
Aia timePeriod Hellenistic period
Apollonius of Rhodes literaryPeriod Hellenistic period
Egrisi influencedBy Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic culture
ancient Odessos timePeriod Hellenistic period
subject surface form: Ancient Odessos
King Ergamenes timePeriod Hellenistic period
Berea partOf Hellenistic period
this entity surface form: Hellenistic world
Sacred Lake historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Apollo Actius timePeriod Hellenistic period
Borysthenes usedInPeriod Hellenistic period
Arcadians timePeriod Hellenistic period
Megalopolis continuedInEra Hellenistic period
Tegea period Hellenistic period
Orchomenus (Arcadia) periodOfFlourishing Hellenistic period
Orchomenus (Arcadia) timeDepth Hellenistic period