The characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility
The characteristics of Greek culture and civilization, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility
A nebulous term referring to the various features of Greek life, thought, and culture, which spread across most of the eastern Mediterranean during and after the 4th century BCE; the adjective to describe this movement is Hellenistic
The influence and adoption of Greek thought, language, values, and culture that began with Alexander the Great's conquest of the eastern Mediterranean world and intensified under his Hellenistic successors and various Roman emperors
The graecized culture that spread throughout the Mediterranean world in the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great (d 323 B C E ) and remained prominent during the period of Roman hegemony
(adj hellenistic; Greek for "Greekish") The civilization that spread from Greece through much of the ancient world from 333 (Alexander the Great) to 63 (dominance of Rome) B C E ; as a result, many elements of Greek culture (names, language, philosophy, athletics, architecture, etc ) penetrated the ancient Middle East See Biblical Story, Chapter 17