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Hellenistic civilization

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Hellenistic civilization The conquests of Alexander the Great spread Hellenism immediately over the Middle East and far into Asia. After his death in 323 BC, the influence of Greek civilization continued to expand over the Mediterranean world and W Asia. The wars of the Diadochi marked, it is true, the breakup of Alexander's brief empire, but the establishment of Macedonian dynasties in Egypt, Syria, and Persia (the Ptolemies and the Seleucidae) helped to mold the world of that day into a wider unity of trade and learning. While the city-states of Greece itself tended to stagnate,... Read more

Hellenistic civilization
Hellenistic civilization The result of the adoption of the Greek language and culture by...from the 7th century BC.) It has come to refer specifically to the civilization that arose in the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great... Read more

Hellenistic Age
Hellenistic Age (323–30 bc) Period of classical Mediterranean history from Alexander the Great to the reign of Augustus . Alexander's conquests helped to spread Greek civilization over a wide area east of the Mediterranean. The age was distinguished by remarkable scientific and technological advances... Read more

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