Hellenic
World History
(adjective)
From Ancient Greek; Hellenikos, "of or relating to Greece or Greeks."
Art History
(adjective)
Referring to the ancient Greek world.
Examples of Hellenic in the following topics:
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Hellenization and the Spread of Greek Culture
- Alexander instituted a number of policies that contributed to the Hellenization of his empire, including the mixing of Greek and Asian cultural customs.
- It seems likely that Alexander himself pursued deliberate "Hellenization" policies.While these policies could have been an attempt to spread Greek culture, it is more likely that his policies were a series of pragmatic measures designed to aid in the rule of his enormous empire.
- Explain how Alexander's Hellenization policies simultaneously aided in the ruling of his empire and spread Greek culture
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Alexander's Empire
- The term "Hellenization" was coined to denote the spread of Greek language, culture, and population into the former Persian empire after Alexander's conquest.
- Alexander deliberately pursued Hellenization policies in the communities he conquered.
- Alexander’s Hellenization policies can also be viewed as a result of his probable megalomania.
- Nevertheless, Hellenization occurred throughout the region, accompanied by a distinct and opposite "Orientalization" of the successor states.
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- The term Hellenization means the spread of Greek language, culture, and population.
- Hellenization occurred throughout the region, followed by later Orientalization.
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The Rise of the Macedon
- Philip II’s conquests during the Third Sacred War cemented his power as well as the influence of Macedon throughout the Hellenic world.
- Macedon rose from a small kingdom on the periphery of classical Greek affairs to a dominant player in the Hellenic world and beyond within the span of 25 years, between 359 and 336 BCE.
- Philip earned immense prestige and secured Macedon’s position in the Hellenic world during his involvement in the Third Sacred War, which began in Greece in 356 BCE.
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Athens
- Athens attained its Golden Age under Pericles in the fifth century BCE and flourished culturally as the hegemonic power of the Hellenic world.
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Greek Dark Ages
- It was previously believed that all contact had been lost between mainland Hellenes and foreign powers during this period; however, artifacts from excavations at Lefkandi in Euboea show that significant cultural and trade links with the east, especially the Levant coast, developed from approximately 900 BCE onward.
- Evidence has also emerged of a Hellenic presence in sub-Mycenaean Cyprus and on the Syrian coast at Al Mina.
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Effects of the Persian Wars
- Despite their successes, however, the spoils of war caused greater inner conflict within the Hellenic world.
- The Spartan withdrawal from the League had the effect, however, of allowing Athens to establish unchallenged naval and commercial power unrivaled throughout the Hellenic world.
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The Persian Wars
- The Persian Wars (499-449 BCE) were fought between the Achaemenid Empire and the Hellenic world during the Greek classical period.
- The Spartan withdrawal from the League allowed Athens to establish unchallenged naval and commercial power within the Hellenic world.
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Mathura Style
- Banerjee in Hellenism in India describes "the mixed character of the Mathura School in which we find on the one hand, a direct continuation of the old Indian art of Bharut and Sanchi and on the other hand, the classical influence derived from Gandhara. " Moreover, the art of Mathura features frequent sexual imagery.
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Centralization in the Maurya Empire
- Greek states and Hellenic kingdoms in West Asia became trading partners.