HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Koine Greek, Seleucid Empire, Think Tank
Document Summary
World was characterized by: cities, common language, intellectual currents. Ptolemaic empire: monarchies, spread of a ruling class of greeks and macedonians. Bactria: important, greek commanders who was under the qin empire break away and form bactria, after alexanders death they grow bigger and get rich, greek speaking ruling groups, soldiers intermarried, mixing languages and cultures. Hellenistic is about blending/mixing greek and non greek culture: after alexander- he is dead, greek and non- greek elements combined to form a new cultural style in the lands conqured by alexander the great, huge amount of land. Major characteristics: cities, pergamum, alexandria, antioch, seleucia. Come from alex investing in infrastructure during his life time and people after him investing: some became huge places for trade and exchange and cultural exchange. Should have a temple, theatre, agora, gymnasium, comfortable villa- all arranged together on streets on a grid. Populations vary from the city to another women could mingle. "the ancient city of alexandria: trades important.
