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4 lut 2010 · The Hellenistic period lasted from 323 B.C. until 31 B.C. Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched from Greece all the way to India, and his campaign changed the world: It spread Greek...
1 lis 2018 · Greek thought, language, and culture spread north to Europe through trade and, further, by Roman conquest of regions such as modern-day France, Spain, and Britain, Hellenizing the entire world of antiquity and influencing virtually every culture which has contributed to the formation of learning and understanding in the world today.
As the Greek and Levantine cultures mingled, the development of a hybrid Hellenistic culture began, and persisted even when isolated from the main centres of Greek culture (for instance, in the Greco-Bactrian kingdom).
The Hellenistic period was brought to an end by the rising power of Rome. The first Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome was Macedonia, in 168 BCE; the final one was Egypt, in 31 BCE. Hellenistic culture, however, was to last much longer; and its impact can be felt down to the present day.
The Hellenistic Period, spanning from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to the annexation of Greece by Rome in 146 BC, marked a transformative era in ancient history characterized by the spread of Greek culture and influence across the vast territories conquered by Alexander.
Hellenistic Culture. A characteristic cultural feature of the Hellenistic period was the blending of Greek and other cultures of the former Persian Empire. The Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties both employed Greeks and Macedonians as soldiers and bureaucrats in their empires.
This animated map explains the civilizations that settled in Ancient Greece, from the 4th millenium to the last Hellenistic kingdom, from the Mynians to the Roman Empire.
