CLA219H1 Lecture : CLA 219.L11.27.Notes
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Cla 219 women in antiquity: h schele. *standard essay or creative dialogue for last part of the final exam. 323 bc, death of alex the great, start of the hellenistic age. Alex, 333, battle of issus expanded macedonian empire all the way to the indus: died without an heir divided between ptolemy (egypt), seleucus (near east) and. Founders of the ptolemaic, seleucid and antagonid dynasties always in confllict: the three known as diadochs (successors) 306 bc, they perceived themselves as kings rather than regents. Ptolemy i soter (323-283 bc) the saviour. Ptolemy ii philadelphus (283-246 bc) sibling lover. Ptolemy iii euergetes (246-222 bc) good do-er. Alexandria, during their rules, became the cultural centre of the mediterranean world, 3rd c: mouseion, place of the muses museum , great alexandrian library o. Scholars collecting all greek literature copy, classify, categorize, comment, add on.
