Hellenistic civilization

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• Hellenistic civilization — This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age; for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. Hellenistic civilization represents the zenith of Greek influence in the ancient world. After the conquest of the Persian… …   Wikipedia

• 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 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

• Hellenistic art — The art of the Hellenistic period has long been the victim of the relative disdain attached to the period. Cessavit deinde ars ( then art disappeared ) remarks Pliny the Elder in his Natural History (XXXIV, 52), after having described the… …   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

• Civilization — This article is about human society. For other uses, see Civilization (disambiguation). Contents 1 Definition 2 Characteristics 3 …   Wikipedia

• Hellenistic Greece — The Hellenistic period of European history was the period between the death of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) in 323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC. Although the establishment of Roman… …   Wikipedia

• Hellenistic culture — ancient Greek civilization …   English contemporary dictionary

• Hellenistic — Hel•len•is•tic [[t]ˌhɛl əˈnɪs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) anh of or pertaining to Greek civilization of the Mediterranean region and SW Asia from the death of Alexander the Great through the 1st century b.c., characterized by the blending of Greek and… …   From formal English to slang

• Ancient civilization — In ancient history, ancient civilizations cover:* Mesopotamia ** The Sumerians ** The Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians * Ancient Egypt * Ancient India ** Indus Valley Civilisation * Ancient China * Ancient Persia * Hellenic civilization **… …   Wikipedia

• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium