The Hellenistic Age

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The Milesian system was structured originally on six tribes, but when they changed to a more democratic system under Athenian influence they changed over to 12 tribes. It is highly probable that they submitted their candidates for offices from these tribes. In order to become a citizen one had to be enrolled in these tribes. Milesian territory was broken up into 5 or 7 demes or districts. “The earliest officials mentioned in decrees of Hellenistic Miletus are the synedroi, whose status is not clear. They have been considered as either a standing committee of the city council or as an ad hoc commission created to deal with specific problems.” cg p. 67 They worked with other city officials and institutions and were possibly responsible to the assembly. In the third century there were around 75 members, which was reduced down to 10 in the late second century. However, it is hard to know how frequent and the dates that the assembly met, but it is probable that the assembly met at least once a month. It is also probable that they held special sessions that dealt with matters prescribed by the law along with the other Greece cities. It was also likely that they held the most important

Throughout the ancient world, there were many civilizations that had many things in common, but as well many differences. The ancient civilization of Greece and the ancient civilization of India are not truly connected in a specific or direct way, yet there are many similar aspects within each culture. For example, Greece centered their culture around philosophy and politics. Greece also believed in the upanishads and mysticism. While India focused “more on the specifics of ritual and sacrifice” for priests and gods, and India also had the Caste system (Document 2).

At the end of the Peloponnesian War, the Greek city states were initially weakened. The previous leader of the Macedonians, Philip of Macedon, was assassinated resulting in the rule of his son, Alexander. Both of these events led to the expansion of Greece carried out by Alexander the Great. After Alexander’s death in 323 B.C.E., a new age of cultural improvement emerged during the Hellenistic Age; in part because of the conquests of Alexander. This expansion led to the multitude of cultures and races in the new empire of Eurasia.

The era between 350 and 310 BC marked a dramatic change in the Western World from the first, classical Hellenic Age of the Greeks, to the second, Hellenistic Age of the Greek Civilization. This classical period was considered the height of Greek civilization and deemed “The Golden Age” of ancient Greece. The polis (Greek city-state) was the center of Greek political life for the majority of this period. The poleis were small, independent, and self-sufficient; however, too politically divided to survive the blow of the Peloponnesian war. In 338 BC, Greece was concurred by Macedonia and the polis had lost their independence. “The abiding devotion to the polis […] greatly diminished during the fourth century” (Perry 45). The mentality of Greek citizens changed because of their defeat; they were now an individualistic, rational and secular society. People were no longer viewing the law as “an expression of sacred traditions ordained by the gods” but now saw it as merely mortal, obedience to the law faded, leading to a weakened society (Perry 46). The pride and duty of the polis mentality dwindled and emotional and political ties to the city weakened. Subsequently, Alexander the Great’s conquests, in 330 BC, moved the Greek civilization beyond the polis, to the Near East. For the first time, Greeks had to define their existence as part of a much bigger, more complex and alienating world. The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC marked the end of the Hellenic age and the

The Hellenistic civilization marked an important time in Greek culture. This was the period between 323 and 31 BC, at one point the Greek society changed from being withdrawn and localized to an aggressive multinational, unprotected, and eager culture that infused together southwest Asia and eastern Mediterranean. The Hellenistic world involved many different people but the Greeks’ thinking and way of life influenced most of the matters.1 Every aspect related to culture followed the beliefs of the Greeks and this led to the Greek language becoming established, as the official language of this area. The following arguments are centralized around

Daniel Otani 9 November 2014 Jewish History. Zeffren Isolation, Accommodation, and Assimilation in the Hellenistic Period During the Hellenistic period, Jewish individuals faced many challenges and threats, which were resolved by isolation, accommodation, or assimilation. Hellenism was so powerful and influential, because Alexander set it as the most “civilized” way of life. It included many Greek ideas and contradicted the Jewish belief in one G-d by practicing polytheism.

The nature of Hellenistic kingship is defined by a rise to power through military conquest and victories and being in a constant state of warfare. One weakness of these kings would their ability gain a vast territory of land during one battle and retain it for months until they lose it during another battle. Demetrius’ life can be viewed as an example of many instances of this struggle to hold power. The nature of Hellenistic kingship should be looked described as no more than gaining power through military actions. These rulers could be considered usurpers of Alexander’s empire even though they all attested that they were attempting to reunite it.

The Greek Empire was a time when people studied arts and mathematics, established democratic government, and built a massive army. The Greek Empire would give to the world many great works of art, philosophy, massive amounts of education in many fields, and influenced many government structures. Although much was gained from the Greek Empire, much darkness came with it. In order to have such great products of the Greek Empire, many suffered because of “progress”. Land was the most valuable item to the Greeks, mainly due to large populations and the need for agriculture. To acquire land, one would have to conquer other territories or “bully” those who occupied the land to willingly be ruled by Greece.

Brown, Peter. The World of Late Antiquity. London: Thames & Hudson, 1971 (rpt. New York: Norton, 1989).

From around 500 to 300 B.C.E, in Ancient Greece, the area had many contributions to modern Western civilization. Ancient Greece influenced Western civilization politically and socially. Ancient Greece influenced Western civilization with the spread of democracy and impacted Western civilization socially with its style of architecture using columns and the ancient Olympics.

There are many are many time periods and phases in the world like the roman empire,american revolution era, pre columbian african and many more. This essay is about one in particular time period which is Ancient Greece. A few things we will talk about in ancient greece what they wore,how marriage was set up and their religion. This essay is also about the housing in ancient greece.

There are various facts or conditions which I believe the cause of the Athenian Golden Age nemesis, based on what I had learned from my readings. Among those conditions, is the assumption that their downfall is the direct result of what the Greeks call hubris (Canadian Museum, n.d). This is one of the circumstances that I want to emphasize and discuss in this week's Learning Journal.

     The fall of the Greeks was a direct result of a breakdown of social theories. "When people no longer regarded the law as an expression of sacred traditions ordained by the gods but saw it as a merely human contrivance, respect for the law diminished, weakening the foundations of the society. The results were party conflicts, politicians who scrambled for personal power, and moral uncertainty." (Perry 55)

The video on YouTube named “THE ANCIENT GREEKS - ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE - Discovery History Science (full documentary)” by AncientDiscoveryHistory tells the story of the Ancient Greece. The video mentions that for over one thousand years, the charismatic and strong people of Greece made the most advanced technological wonders that the world has ever seen. Greece is a country of islands and city-states that was ruled by leaders whose thirst for greatness united people. However, Persia was the world’s superpower of that time. Persians were self-confident and multi-ethnic. Persia was a land power. A Persian invasion force of epic proportions came to Greece to add it to its empire, but Greece was ready to battle.