Hellenic

Examples of Hellenic in the following topics:

• 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

• 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.

• FK Grade 6 Reading Level

  • The term Hellenization means the spread of Greek language, culture, and population.
  • Hellenization occurred throughout the region, followed by later Orientalization.

• 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.

• Athens

  • Athens attained its Golden Age under Pericles in the fifth century BCE and flourished culturally as the hegemonic power of the Hellenic world.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Art and Culture Under the Nerva-Antonines

  • Another of Hadrian's contributions to popular Roman culture was the beard, which symbolised his philhellenism: Dio of Prusa had equated the generalized using of the beard with Hellenic ethos.

• Centralization in the Maurya Empire

  • Greek states and Hellenic kingdoms in West Asia became trading partners.