HIST101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fluidics, Pythagorean Theorem, Making Money
14 Sep 2016
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Definition of hellenistic : hellas greek word for greece , hellenic greek things, hellenistic greek-like things. Dated from the death of alexander the great (323 bce) to the death of cleopatra (30 bce: cleopatra"s death marked the romans conquering the areas which were part of the. Hellenistic empires, causing an end to dominantly greek influence. King of an area known as macedonia: north of greece, in the modern balkans, greeks believed macedonians to be simple people, since much of their economy focused on farming. Had enough money to raise a standing army that operated even in peace time: allowed for extensive training in different types of warfare. Invaded greece: put an end to city-states and united greece under a central government, this also ended the culture of the polis, democracy was threatened by his takeover. Planned to attack persia: wanted to take revenge for the persian war, was assassinated before he could put his plan into motion.
