- Hellenistic culture
- ancient Greek civilization
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Hellenistic culture
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Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… … Universalium
Culture of Greece — The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Greek Eastern successor the Byzantine Empire. Foreign… … Wikipedia
Hellenistic period — This article focuses on the historical aspects of the Hellenistic age; for the cultural aspects see Hellenistic civilisation. The Hellenistic period describes the era which followed the conquests of Alexander the Great. During this time, Greek… … Wikipedia
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Hellenistic philosophy — is the period of Western philosophy that was developed in the Hellenistic civilization following Aristotle and ending with Neoplatonism.Hellenistic schools of thoughtPlatonismPlatonism is the name given to the philosophy of Plato, which was… … Wikipedia
Hellenistic — 1706, of or pertaining to Greece and its culture, from Hellen (see HELLENIC (Cf. Hellenic)) + ISTIC (Cf. istic). Since late 19c., specifically of Greek culture in the few centuries after Alexander … Etymology dictionary
Hellenistic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Greek culture from the death of Alexander the Great (323BC) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31BC … English terms dictionary
