By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S.

Chappaqua, NY

Alexander the Great

356-323 B.C.E.

Alexander the Greats Empire

Alexander the Great in Persia

Building Greek Cities in the East

Pergamum: A New Hellenistic City

Cosmopolitan Culture

Trade in the Hellenistic World

Library at Alexandria (333 B.C.E.)

Hellenic vs. Hellenistic Art

Hellenistic Philosophers
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Cynics Diogenes
ignore social conventions & avoid luxuries. citizens of the world. live a humble, simple life.

Epicurians Epicurus
avoid pain & seek pleasure. all excess leads to pain! politics should be avoided.

Hellenistic Philosophers
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Stoics Zeno
nature is the expansion of divine will.

concept of natural law.

get involved in politics, not for personal gain, but to perform virtuous acts for the good of all. true happiness is found in great achievements.

The Known World 3c B.C.E.

Hellenism: The Arts & Sciences

$ Scientists / Mathematicians:
Aristarchus heliocentric theory.

Euclid geometry.
Archimedes pulley.

Ptolemy geocentric theory.

Ptolemaic View of the Universe

The Breakup of Alexanders Empire

The Incursion of Rome into the Hellenistic World