文档介绍：The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion
Alexander the Great
daring, brave and intelligent
defeated the Persian army at the battle of Issus
liberated Egyptians from Persian rule
founded a new city, Alexandria
pushed deeper into Asia
took a Persian bride & arranged marriages between his soldiers and oriental women----Greek settlers mixed with the native population
pushed the world in a new direction: toward a fusion of disparate peoples and the intermingling of cultural traditions
This detail of a Roman-era mosaic from Pompeii shows Alexander the Great in battle, probably at Issus. Shining in his battle armor, Alexander is bareheaded, with a wide-eyed, intense gaze betokening his power. The larger scene includes the Persian king Darius, fleeing in his chariot.
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Alexander Defeating Persians at Battle of Issus
In this Roman copy of an earlier Greek painting, Alexander the Great is shown on his horse in the battle that brought defeat to Persian king Darius III in 333 .
Scala/Art Resource,NY
Between 359 and 323 ., the armies of Macedon conquered first the Greek city-states and then the Persian empire. Macedonian power extended from Greece and Egypt eastward to modern Pakistan.
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II. peting Dynasties
Ptolemies: in Egypt
Seleucids: in western Asia
Antigonids: in Macedonia
Pergamum: in western Asia Minor
After Alexander's death, his empire lost its political unity. Great new cities and kingdoms arose in the lands he had conquered.
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Cosmopolitanism
Parochialism--------cosmopolitanism/universalism
Hellenistic cites: cultural colonization
shared language: Koine
Alexandria
adoption mon currency standards
erudite age: science
Aristarchus (310-230 .)
Sun: the center of the universe
Euclid: geometry
Eratosthenes: geographer
climatic zones
earth’s circumference