HIS 101 Packback Discussion
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AlexTheGreatAndHellenisticGreece1.pptx"Hellenistic"
Greece:
324 - 100 B.C.E.
By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY
Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C.E.
Alexander the Great’s Empire
Alexander the Great in Persia
Building Greek Cities in the East
Pergamum: A New “Hellenistic” City
Cosmopolitan Culture
Trade in the Hellenistic World
Library at Alexandria (333 B.C.E.)
Hellenic vs. Hellenistic Art
Hellenistic Philosophers
Cynics Diogenes
ignore social conventions & avoid luxuries.
citizens of the world.
live a humble, simple life.
Epicurians Epicurus
avoid pain & seek pleasure.
all excess leads to pain!
politics should be avoided.
Hellenistic Philosophers
Stoics Zeno
nature is the expansion of divine will.
concept of natural law.
get involved in politics, not for personal gain, but to perform virtuous acts for the good of all.
true happiness is found in great achievements.
The “Known” World – 3c B.C.E.
Hellenism: The Arts & Sciences
Scientists / Mathematicians:
Aristarchus heliocentric theory.
Euclid geometry.
Archimedes pulley.
Ptolemy geocentric theory.
Ptolemaic View of the Universe
The Breakup of Alexander’s Empire
The Incursion of Rome into the Hellenistic World
