Hellenistic Period Flashcards
1
Q
hellenistic period
A
323-
2
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antigonid kingdom
A
294-288
demetrius
liberated athens
became part of a ruler cult
3
Q
seleucid kingdom
A
175-164
antiochus
enters hebrew temple and builds an altar to zeus
4
Q
attalid kingdom
A
138-133
attalus
gave kingdom to roman empire
5
Q
ptolemaic kingdom
A
51-30
cleopatra
joins with marc anthony
6
Q
polis
A
worship gods and heroes different festivals separate militaryng separate economy send tax to hellenistic king fund festivals living ruler cults
7
Q
septuagint
A
greek translation of the bible
8
Q
alexandria
A
center of greek learning
museum and library
9
Q
callimachus
A
300-250
wrote hecale
closest to an epic
10
Q
apollonius
A
300-250
the argonautica
readers must be familiar with other works
11
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altar of zeus
A
at pergamum
depicts battle between olympians and giants
