Slide1 : By: Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H.S. Chappaqua, NY
Slide2 : Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C.E.
Slide3 : Alexander the Great’s Empire
Slide4 : Alexander the Great in Persia
Slide5 : Building Greek Cities in the East
Slide6 : Pergamum: A New “Hellenistic” City Cosmopolitan Culture
Slide7 : Trade in the Hellenistic World
Slide8 : Library at Alexandria (333 B.C.E.)
Slide9 : Hellenic vs. Hellenistic Art
Slide10 : Hellenistic Philosophers 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.
Slide11 : Hellenistic Philosophers 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.
Slide12 : The “Known” World – 3c B.C.E.
Slide13 : Hellenism: The Arts & Sciences Scientists / Mathematicians:
Aristarchus heliocentric theory.
Euclid geometry.
Archimedes pulley.
Ptolemy geocentric theory.
Slide14 : Ptolemaic View of the Universe
Slide15 : The Breakup of Alexander’s Empire
Slide16 : The Incursion of Rome into the Hellenistic World