HIST 205 Lecture 15: HIST 205- Ancient Mediterranean History- LECTURE 15- The Hellenistic Period
14 Nov 2014
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Hist 205- ancient mediterranean history- lecture 15: the hellenistic period. East and west coming into liberal contact. Greeks interacted with non- greeks, living in close proximity to them, then face- to-face confrontation with 2 diff cultures. In term, east impacts west and west impacts east. Cultural contact, previously isolated, but now they can"t avoid or help talking to each other. Greek king, ptolemy, was depicted in a egyptian way. Hellenistic- greek but no really: radically different, and detached. Prejudices: scholars (early germans) and victorian scholars held up the classical. Greek period as the most beautiful period and this was an afterthought fell into monarchy. Fragmentation and a new world order: the successor kingdoms. When alexander dies, he didn"t leave successor. His campaigns threw apart the status quo of the ancient world, he left everything in disarray. Almost immediate warfare and rivalry among his generals.
