ANTH 4220 Chapter Notes -Hellenistic Philosophy, Argead Dynasty, Cassander
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Classical studies: the new world of the hellenistic period. The hellenistic period spans the 3 centuries from the death of alexander in 323bc to the death of. Most of the popular hellenistic philosophies are stoicism, epicureanism, cynicism, and skepticism. Antipater dissolved the league of corinth, thereby ending the ction that the greeks were allies and not subjects. Athens was again ruled by an oligarchy maintained in power by a foreign garrison. His invasion of egypt in 321 failed when ptolemy opened the nile dikes, drowning thousands of. Perdiccas had failed to control the asian satraps. Antigonus" rise to preeminence in asia was rapid. After three years of struggle eumenes was betrayed in 316 by his own soldiers to antigonus, who executed him. A victory won in the name of the heirs of alexander resulted instead in the usurpation of argead rule. Antigonus quickly appointed his supporters to key satrapies.
