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CHAPTER TIMELINE
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The P
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Hellenistic World
278 B.C.E.
216 B.C.E.
154 B.C.E.
Seleucids gain control of Judaea
Writing of history (Polybius)
Roman conqu Uprising of Judas Maccabaeus
92 B.C.E.
30 B.C.E.
Rome
Judaea
India
ests in the east
40 B.C.E.
hilip II
onquers Hellenistic kingdoms Greece
Conquests of Alexander the Great Death of Alexander
Battle of Issus
Philosophy (Epicurus and Zeno) Poetry (Theocritus)
Science (Archimedes)
Mauryan Empire in India
CHAPTER REVIEW
Upon Reflection
Q What role did Alexander the Great play in the creation of the Hellenistic kingdoms?
Q What were the main achievements of the Hellenistic kingdoms, and why did they fail to bring any lasting order to the lands of the Near East?
Key Terms
Hellenistic (p. 74) Epicureanism (p. 89) Stoicism (p. 89)
Suggestions for Further Reading
GENERAL WORKS For good introductions to the Hellenistic era, see P. Green, The Hellenistic Age: A Short History (New York, 2007), and G. Shipley, The Greek World After
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Q It can be said that the Hellenistic Age witnessed a shift from the polis to the cosmopolis. What does this mean, and what effects did it have on Greek life?
mystery religions (p. 90) syncretism (p. 90)
Alexander, 323–30 B.C. (London, 2000). See also A. Erskine, ed., A Companion to the Hellenistic World (Oxford, 2005).
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