The Hellenistic period spans from the death ofAlexander the Great(323 BCE) until the end of the Roman conquering of the Greek world, around 146 BCE. Hellenism, more broadly, is the love of Greek culture and ideals. This period in Greek art slightly distances itself from the idealism of the...
The Greek’s belief in this “freedom” made Rome popular for a short time in Greece. From this time Greece was continually under Roman influence. Macedonia lost its political importance, and in 148. after the uprising of Andriscus was crushed, it was made into a Roman province along with...
Overview of Ancient Greek Medicine Medicine didn’t become a major discipline for Greeks until around 300 BC when Hippocrates, often called the Father of Modern Medicine, applied logic to help unders... Read More What to Know About Greece in the Roman Era The Romans began ruling the Southern...
Ancient Rome - Culture and religion: Expansion brought Rome into contact with many diverse cultures. The most important of these was the Greek culture in the eastern Mediterranean with its highly refined literature and learning. Rome responded to it with
The Greek’s belief in this “freedom” made Rome popular for a short time in Greece. From this time Greece was continually under Roman influence. Macedonia lost its political importance, and in 148. after the uprising of Andriscus was crushed, it was made into a Roman province along with...
Tourists walk the university-temple at Karnak, called Ipet Isut by the Kemites and renamed by the conquering Persians. It was here that many of the Greek scholars learned about science and spirituality. Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images It's well-documented that classical Greek thinkers traveled...
A ruined Roman citadel, rebuilt inmedievaltimes, crowns the summit of the highland as evidence of Mardin’s earlier existence as the Marida (Marde, Maride, Merida) of antiquity. Marida was taken by theSeljuqTurks in the late 11th century and was incorporated into theOttoman Empireby SultanSeli...
invented invention. The phrase would never have come to the lips of a Greek or Roman. They totally lacked a tradition of carrying on sustained effort to produce a technological solution to a felt need. Invention, as they saw it, was the result of happy accident. Among their heroes are no...
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The Diadochi (plural of Latin Diadochus, from Greek: Διάδοχοι, Diadokhoi, “Successors”) were the rival generals, family and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for the control of Alexander’s empire after his death. The Wars of the Diadochi were the turbulent opening of...