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Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
A blend of Persian, Greek, Indian and Egyptian cultures.
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
The Hellenistic civilisation was established in the the kingdoms which Alexander's generals established from his empire after his death. They established kingdoms of their own from the ex-Persian empire which Alexander had seized, settling down after much infighting to Egypt, Macedonia, Syria and Pergamon. The word Hellenistic means 'like Hellenic' as it affected only the Macedonian and Greek upper classes, the mass of people continuing their own cultures. Hellenes and Hellenic is what the Greeks called themselves - the word Greek was bestowed on them by Rome.
He didn't - as far as he was concerned there was only his one kingdom. After his death, his generals fought over the spoils and created their own kingdoms. We call these kingdoms today Hellenistic because the local cultures of these kingdoms were merged with Hellenic (Greek) culture and civilization creating a fusion of the two - which is why we use Hellenistic (like Greek) rather then Hellenic (Greek).
Hellenistic
Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
Archaic Period Classical Period Hellenistic Period
Hellenistic civilization is a blend of Greek and Easter influences. Hellenism began in 323 BCE and was catalyzed by Alexander the Great and the creation of his expansive empire.
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
ancient Greece
the civilization of greek life,as organized around the city state of the early 5th century was only doubtfully civilized,to the north and west lay greek speaking barbarism
Yes, after Alexander the Great had established his Hellenistic empire, he somehow managed to diplomatically blend their eastern and western cultures. So, to answer your question, yes, the Hellenistic civilization is a blend of eastern and western cultures.
Greek culture was more easily accepted in the East. Hellenistic civilization, a blend of Greek andeastern influences
it is Hellenistic because Hellenistic means greek like and pompeii is greek like.
A blend of Persian, Greek, Indian and Egyptian cultures.
A blend of Persian, Greek, Indian and Egyptian cultures.