Hellenistic period

Summary

Hellenistic period is a historical period^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,252 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hellenistic period's instance of is recorded as culture^[3].
• Hellenistic period's instance of is recorded as art style^[4].
• Hellenistic period's instance of is recorded as middle chronology^[5].
• Hellenistic period followed Achaemenid Period^[6].
• Hellenistic period followed Persian period^[7].
• Hellenistic period followed classical antiquity^[8].
• Hellenistic period was followed by Roman Empire^[9].
• Hellenistic period is a type of classical antiquity^[10].
• Hellenistic period is part of history of the Mediterranean region^[11].
• Hellenistic period is part of Ancient Greece^[12].
• Hellenistic period is part of Greco-Roman Egypt^[13].
• Hellenistic period is part of Greek art^[14].
• Hellenistic period's Commons category is recorded as Hellenistic age^[15].
• Hellenistic period comprises history of Ptolemaic Egypt^[16].
• Hellenistic period began on 323 BC^[17].
• Hellenistic period ended on 30 BC^[18].
• Hellenistic period ended on 100 BC^[19].
• Hellenistic period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hellenistic period^[20].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[24].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Hellenistic period's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include culture^[3], art style^[4], and middle chronology^[5]. Hellenistic period is a type of classical antiquity^[10].

Use and Application

Hellenistic period comprises history of Ptolemaic Egypt^[16]. Part of include history of the Mediterranean region^[11], an aspect of history^[28]; Ancient Greece^[12], an art style^[29]; Greco-Roman Egypt^[13], a historical period^[30], in Ancient Egypt^[31]; and Greek art^[14], an art of an area^[32], in Greece^[33].

Influence

Things named for Hellenistic period include Hellenistic art^[34], an art movement^[35].

Why It Matters

Hellenistic period ranks in the top 4% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,252 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

It has been cited as an influence by Baroque sculpture^[38], an art movement^[39].

Entities named for it include Hellenistic art^[34], an art movement^[35].

FAQs

Who did Hellenistic period influence?

Hellenistic period has been cited as an influence by Baroque sculpture^[38].