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In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, [1] which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last ...
A map of Hellenistic Greece in 200 BC, with the Kingdom of Macedonia (orange) under Philip V (r. 221–179 BC), Macedonian dependent states (dark yellow), the Seleucid Empire (bright yellow), Roman protectorates (dark green), the Kingdom of Pergamon (light green), independent states (light purple), and possessions of the Ptolemaic Empire (violet purple)
The structure dates to the Early Helladic II period (2500–2300 BC) and is sometimes interpreted as the dwelling of an elite member of the community, a proto-palace, or an administrative center. Alternatively, it has also been considered to be a communal structure or the common property of the townspeople. [ 33 ]
Toggle Hellenistic period subsection. ... 40 days after his birth in Bethlehem. 6 CE: End of Herodian governorate in Jerusalem. ... This is the date on which the city ...
Cleopatra's death marked the end of the Hellenistic period and Ptolemaic rule of Egypt, as well as the beginning of Roman Egypt, which became a province of the Roman Empire. [note 1] The death of Cleopatra has been depicted in various works of art throughout history. These include the visual, literary, and performance arts, ranging from ...
The traditional date for the end of the Classical Greek period is the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, and the period that follows is termed the Hellenistic, ending with the rise of the Roman Empire at the end of the first millennium BC.
738 Alternative date for the end of the First Messenian War. 737 Rhegion and Zancle join in union under Zancle; 735 Perdiccas I of Macedon flees from Argos to Macedonia and conquers the land. 734 Polydorus sends colonists to Italy. 734 Syracuse is founded by Korinthians and Teneans; 734 Kerkyra is founded by Korinthians; 733 Naxos (Sicily) is ...
Little is known about Pisidia prior to the 3rd century BC, but there is quite a bit of archeological evidence that dates to the Hellenistic period. [27] Literary evidence, however, including inscriptions and coins are limited. [19]