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Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
Hellenistic Greece is the historical period of Ancient Greece following Classical Greece and between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the
Hellenistic_Greece
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek, Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history following Classical Greece, between the death
Hellenistic_period
Dialect of Greek in the ancient world
Koine Greek (ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinḕ diálektos, lit. 'the common dialect'), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian
Koine_Greek
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
unification of Greece by Macedon under Philip II and subsequent conquest of the Achaemenid Empire by Alexander the Great spread Hellenistic civilization
Ancient_Greece
Late form of ancient Greek religion
The concept of Hellenistic religion as the late form of Ancient Greek religion covers any of the various systems of beliefs and practices of the people
Hellenistic_religion
constituted the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The lyric poets Sappho
Ancient_Greek_literature
Art movement
invention; the Hellenistic World not only included a huge area covering the whole of the Aegean Sea, rather than the Classical Greece focused on the Poleis
Hellenistic_art
Greek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
ancient Greek coinage can be divided (along with most other Greek art forms) into four periods: the Archaic, the Classical, the Hellenistic and the Roman
Ancient_Greek_coinage
Sculpture of the Hellenistic culture of antiquity
Hellenistic sculpture represents one of the most important expressions of Hellenistic culture, and the final stage in the evolution of Ancient Greek sculpture
Hellenistic_sculpture
last great city of Hellenistic Egypt.[citation needed] With the establishment of direct trade routes between Italy and the Levant, Greece became less prosperous
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
Archaic Greek sculpture (from about 650 to 480 BC), Classical (480–323 BC) and Hellenistic thereafter. At all periods there were great numbers of Greek terracotta
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
Form of Judaism in classical antiquity
the main centers of Hellenistic Judaism were Alexandria in Egypt and Antioch in Syria (modern-day Turkey), the two main Greek urban settlements of the
Hellenistic_Judaism
Period of Western philosophy
Hellenistic philosophy is Ancient Greek philosophy corresponding to the Hellenistic period in Ancient Greece, from the death of Alexander the Great in
Hellenistic_philosophy
Collection of medical theories and practices in ancient Greece
Ancient Greek medicine was a compilation of theories and practices that were constantly expanding through new ideologies and trials. The Greek term for
Ancient_Greek_medicine
peoples from the start of the Iron Age to the Hellenistic period, ending with Roman conquest of Greece at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. It stands out
Ancient_Greek_art
Ancient Greco-Roman astrology
Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was developed and practiced in the late Hellenistic period in and around the Mediterranean
Hellenistic_astrology
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
ɪk/; Koine Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Mycenaean Greece. For later times see Roman Greece, Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Greece. For modern Greece after 1820, see Timeline of modern Greek history
Timeline_of_ancient_Greece
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
The Seleucid Empire (/sɪˈljuːsɪd/ sih-LEW-sid) was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian
Seleucid_Empire
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
First Persian invasion of Greece Second Persian invasion of Greece Pentecontaetia Classical Greece Hellenistic Greece Roman Greece Ancient Athens Athenian
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
ancient Greek civilization into two eras, the Hellenic period (from around 900 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC), and the Hellenistic period
Ancient_Greek_architecture
Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean, 5th BC to 6th AD
spread of the Greek culture and language across these regions. Koine Greek became the lingua franca of scholarship throughout the Hellenistic world, and
Ancient_Greek_mathematics
shows, and video games set in ancient Greece, including Magna Graecia and Hellenistic kingdoms. Ancient Greece portal List of films set in ancient Rome
List of films set in ancient Greece
List_of_films_set_in_ancient_Greece
Ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Greco-Roman, and late antique eras. Ancient Greek astronomy can be divided into three phases, with Classical Greek astronomy being
Ancient_Greek_astronomy
Dynasty of Hellenistic kings
(/ænˈtɪɡoʊnɪd/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγονίδαι) was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the kingdom of Macedon during the Hellenistic period. Founded by
Antigonid_dynasty
Form of governance in ancient Greek city-states
During the Classical era and Hellenistic era of Classical Antiquity, many Hellenic city-states had adopted democratic forms of government, in which free
Greek_democracy
Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods
Classical and Hellenistic Greece, Hermes was usually depicted as a young, athletic man lacking a beard. When represented as Logios (Greek: Λόγιος, speaker)
Hermes
following periods: Greek Dark Ages (or Iron Age, Homeric Age), 1,100–800 BC Archaic period, 800–490 BC Classical period, 490–323 BC Hellenistic period, 323–146
History_of_Greece
Forum Art in modern Greece Center for the Greek Language Cinema of Cyprus Greek_dress Gaida Hellenic Foundation for Culture Hellenistic period Hellenization
Culture_of_Greece
Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom (256–100 BCE)
Kingdom (Greek: Βασιλεία τῆς Βακτριανῆς, romanized: Basileía tês Baktrianês, lit. 'Kingdom of Bactria') was a Greek kingdom during the Hellenistic period
Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Ancient Greek god
abandoned for the Corinthian order gradually during the Hellenistic age and under Rome. Thebes, Greece: The oldest temple probably dedicated to Apollo Ismenius
Apollo
Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat
ancient Persia and in the Mediterranean world within armies of Macedon, Hellenistic Greek states, the Roman Republic and later Empire, and Ancient Carthage
War_elephant
Age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
of ancient Greece Outline of ancient Rome Post-classical history (the next period) Regions during classical antiquity Hellenistic Greece History of the
Classical_antiquity
drawing on earlier Greek work. Advanced scientific research and teaching continued to be carried on in Greek. Such Greek and Hellenistic works as survived
Science in classical antiquity
Science_in_classical_antiquity
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Ancient Greek in classical antiquity, before the development of the common Koine Greek of the Hellenistic period, was divided into several varieties.
Ancient_Greek_dialects
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
in Arcadocypriot Greek and Eteocypriot inscriptions until the Hellenistic era. Some scholars have argued against the concept of a Greek Dark Age, on grounds
Greek_Dark_Ages
King of Macedon (294–288 BC)
Stratonice, as well as the first member of the family to rule Macedon in Hellenistic Greece. In 307 BC, Demetrius successfully ousted Cassander's governor of
Demetrius_I_Poliorcetes
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Classical period in this sense follows the Greek Dark Ages and Archaic period and is in turn succeeded by the Hellenistic period. This century is essentially
Classical_Greece
Alexander the Great. Antigonid Macedon was the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece until the Roman conquest in the mid-2nd century BC. Macedonia became
History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
History_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
the cultural and perhaps political domination of the mainland Mycenaean Greeks, forming a hybrid culture which lasted until around 1100 BC. Minoan art
Minoan_civilization
Type of garden
Greek gardens were created in ancient Greece, and Hellenistic gardens were created in late classical times under the influence of Greek culture. Relatively
Greek_garden
Acusilaus Amelesagoras Cadmus of Miletus Hecataeus of Miletus Hellanicus of Lesbos Pherecydes of Athens Stesimbrotos of Thasos Xanthus (historian) Antiochus
List of ancient Greek historians
List_of_ancient_Greek_historians
Collaborative form of performing art
it began to spread throughout the Greek world), and continued to be popular until the beginning of the Hellenistic period. No tragedies from the 6th century
Theatre
Country in Southeast Europe
northwestern India. The subsequent Hellenistic period saw the height of Greek culture and influence in antiquity. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second
Greece
Period of Greek statehood from 1832 to 1923 and 1935 to 1973
The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος, romanized: Vasíleion tis Elládos, pronounced [vaˈsili.on tis eˈlaðos]) was the Greek state established
Kingdom_of_Greece
Ancient Greek mosaic art from Delos, Crete
and early 1st century BC, during the Hellenistic period and beginning of the Roman period of Greece. Hellenistic mosaics were no longer produced after
Mosaics_of_Delos
accidents of survival, as well as the subjective tastes of the Hellenistic librarians later in Greek history, also played a role in what survived from this period)
Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli
Acropolis_of_Athens
were characteristic of the subsequent Hellenistic period, which saw vase painting's decline. The interest in Greek art lagged behind the revival of classical
Pottery_of_ancient_Greece
Indo-European language
with the Fall of Constantinople and Greek migration to western Europe. Koine Greek (also known as Hellenistic Greek) The fusion of Ionian with Attic, the
Greek_language
Aspect of ancient Greek society
metic. In the classical era of ancient Greece, pornai were slaves of barbarian origin; starting in the Hellenistic era the case of young girls abandoned
Prostitution in ancient Greece
Prostitution_in_ancient_Greece
Armies of the Hellenistic kingdoms
between his successors, known as the Diadochi (Ancient Greek: Διάδοχοι). Initially, the Hellenistic armies were very similar to those commanded by Alexander
Hellenistic_armies
West were preceded by rare interactions between the Han dynasty and Hellenistic Greeks and Romans. Mainly located in places such as the Yuan capital of Karakorum
Europeans_in_Medieval_China
Modern religion derived from ancient Greek pre-christian beliefs
(Greek: Ἑλληνισμός), or Hellenistic Polytheism, consists of a modern pluralistic, polytheistic religion and a related subculture existing in Greece and
Hellenism_(modern_religion)
in Greece. For information about the importance of Hinduism in Hellenistic Greece, see the article Indo-Greeks. For archeological evidence of Greek-born
Hinduism_in_Greece
Variety of Koine Greek
Koine Greek, or Jewish Hellenistic Greek, is the variety of Koine Greek or "common Attic" found in numerous Alexandrian dialect texts of Hellenistic Judaism
Jewish_Koine_Greek
Inscribed clay disc found in Crete, Greece
Disc, or Phaistos Disk, is a disc of fired clay from the island of Crete, Greece, possibly from the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age (second millennium BC)
Phaistos_Disc
Military campaign by Celtic peoples in southeastern Europe
climaxed in the early 3rd century BC, with the invasion of Greece. The 279 BC invasion of Greece proper was preceded by a series of other military campaigns
Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe
Celtic_settlement_of_Southeast_Europe
Former state in Ancient Greece
rest of the Greeks. No traces of non-Greek deities were found until the Hellenistic age (with the introduction of oriental deities in the Greek world). Their
Epirus_(ancient_state)
Ancient Greek tribe
replaced by the Attic dialect upon which the Koine or "common" Greek language of the Hellenistic period was based. The main characteristic of Doric was the
Dorians
Musical traditions of ancient Greece
Music was almost universally present in ancient Greek society, from marriages, funerals, and religious ceremonies to theatre, folk music, and the ballad-like
Music_of_ancient_Greece
Late Bronze Age Greek civilization
Mycenaean Greece (or the Mycenaean civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to
Mycenaean_Greece
Series of fantasy novels by R. Scott Bakker
begins. R. Scott Bakker drew upon many cultures as inspiration—notably Hellenistic Greece, Scythia, the Byzantine Empire, and other European and Middle Eastern
Prince_of_Nothing
Early Greek cosmology refers to beliefs about the origins, development, and structure of the universe in Ancient Greece that existed before the development
Early_Greek_cosmology
Political rivals in the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death
death in 323 BC. The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the Hellenistic period from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River Valley. The most
Diadochi
Spread of Greek language and culture
the form of predominantly Greek city-states (πόλεις, póleis). Extensive trade between mainland Greece and the Hellenistic portions of Anatolia was underway
Hellenization
Seventh letter in the Greek alphabet
Greek, its sound value in the classical Attic dialect was a long open-mid front unrounded vowel, [ɛː], which was later raised to [i] in Hellenistic Greek
Eta
Geographic region of Greece
from Greece to India. After the death of Alexander the Great and the Wars of the Diadochi, Macedonia was a powerful state of Hellenistic Greece. It was
Macedonia_(Greece)
Ethnic group
of Greece and the Hellenistic World. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-285247-2. Boardman, John (1984). "13. The Greek World"
Greeks
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom, were Hellenistic-era Greek kingdoms in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent covering
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Person in attendance of a royal court
featuring a variety of courtiers to the Kingdom of Macedonia and Hellenistic Greece. The imperial court of the Byzantine Empire at Constantinople would
Courtier
One hundred years, from 300 BC to 201 BC
dynasty in 294 BC, a royal house that would dominate the affairs of Hellenistic Greece for roughly a century until the stalemate of the First Macedonian
3rd_century_BC
period is divided into the Preclassical, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. Preclassical Greek literature primarily revolved around myths and include
Greek_literature
Deity in Hellenistic mythology
Aion (from Hellenistic Greek: αἰών, romanized: aión, lit. 'long period of time', [ai̯ˈɔːn]) is a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle
Aion_(deity)
Confederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
not highly regarded by other Greeks, who considered them to be semi-barbaric and reckless. However, during the Hellenistic period, they emerged as a dominant
Aetolian_League
City-state in ancient Greece
Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai), was a prominent city-state (polis) of ancient Greece during the classical period (480–323 BC), in the peninsula
Classical_Athens
Stoic philosophers. Christian assimilation of Hellenistic philosophy was anticipated by Philo and other Greek-speaking Alexandrian Jews. Philo's blend of
Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy
Christianity_and_ancient_Greek_philosophy
History of Palestine from the time of Alexander the Great until the Romans
Hellenistic Palestine is a term used to discuss the history of the region of Palestine during its Hellenistic period from 333 BCE to 63 BCE, when Achaemenid
Hellenistic_Palestine
Classical Greece (480 BC – 338 BC) Macedonian era (338 BC – 323 BC) Hellenistic Greece (323 BC – 146 BC) Late Roman Republic (147 BC – 27 BC) Principate
List_of_time_periods
Tribal confederation
federation (koinon), of the Acarnanians in Classical, Hellenistic, and early Roman-era Greece. The League existed since the 5th century BC. It was at
Acarnanian_League
1956 novel by C. S. Lewis
primitive city-state whose people have occasional contact with civilized Hellenistic Greece. The first part of the book is written from the perspective of Psyche's
Till_We_Have_Faces
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and
Cleopatra
Ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite
de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period. Its exact dating is uncertain, but the
Venus_de_Milo
King of Sparta from 309 to 265
his attempts to transform Sparta into a Hellenistic kingdom and to recover its former pre-eminence in Greece, notably against the kings Antigonos Gonatas
Areus_I
Greek influence on Indian art
Hellenistic influence on Indian art and architecture reflects the artistic and architectural influence of the Greeks on Indian art following the conquests
Hellenistic influence on Indian art
Hellenistic_influence_on_Indian_art
Philosophical origins and foundation of Western civilization
rhetoric and aesthetics. Greek philosophy continued throughout the Hellenistic period and later evolved into Roman philosophy. Greek philosophy has influenced
Ancient_Greek_philosophy
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
partly because his popularity grew as theirs declined: he became, in the Hellenistic Age, a cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Homer, Demosthenes
Euripides
Hellenic oracle
Dodona (/doʊˈdoʊnə/; Doric Greek: Δωδώνα, romanized: Dōdṓnā, Ionic and Attic Greek: Δωδώνη, Dōdṓnē) in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic
Dodona
Topics referred to by the same term
Classical Greece, 5th and 4th centuries BC Hellenistic Greece, 323–31 BC Roman Greece, 146 BC – AD 330 Medieval Greece (disambiguation) Byzantine Greece Frankokratia
Greece_(disambiguation)
Period of Greek history following the Fourth Crusade (1204)
changed hands, and the Greek successor states re-conquered many areas. While the Byzantine Empire itself was restored in 1261, many Greek areas nonetheless
Frankokratia
Oared warships
ships hitherto constructed. These developments were spearheaded in the Hellenistic Near East, but also to a large extent shared by the naval powers of the
Hellenistic-era_warships
Period of Sicilian history
autonomy and self-government for the cities in mainland Greece and Sicily thus ended and the Hellenistic monarchies were born. Agathocles seized power in Sicily
History_of_Greek_Sicily
The Indo-Greek Wars refers to the various conflicts fought between Hellenistic Greek polities and Indian polities, spanning roughly from the early 2nd
Indo-Greek_Wars
Democratic procedure for expelling citizens
Ostracism (Greek: ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens
Ostracism
Period of Ottoman rule of Greece
territory of present-day Greece was at some point incorporated within the Ottoman Empire. The period of Ottoman rule in Greece, lasting from the mid-15th
Ottoman_Greece
Military rulers of Greece, 1967–1974
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels was a right-wing military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew
Greek_junta
2nd-century Greek philosopher
Celsus (/ˈsɛlsəs/; Hellenistic Greek: Κέλσος, Kélsos; fl. AD 175–177) was a 2nd-century Greek philosopher and opponent of early Christianity. His literary
Celsus
Bronze Age culture
artifacts which is roughly contemporary to Helladic chronology (mainland Greece) and Minoan chronology (Crete) during the same period of time. Keros Syros
Cycladic_culture
with Greek culture during the conquest of Magna Graecia, Mainland Greece and the "Hellenistic countries" (countries that had been marked by Greek culture
Greco-Roman relations in classical antiquity
Greco-Roman_relations_in_classical_antiquity
HELLENISTIC GREECE
HELLENISTIC GREECE
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Greek
Of the sea. Also feminine form of Dorian: Of Doris, a district of Greece; or of Doros, a...
Boy/Male
Christian, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Latin
Greece
Male
Hebrew
(יָוָן) Hebrew name YAVAN means "Ionia, Greece." In the bible, this is a place name and the name of a grandson of Noah. The English form is Javan.
Male
Greek
(ΠαÏαμονιμος) Ancient Greek name possibly derived from the word paramone, PARAMONIMOS means "constant, enduring," or composed of para "beside, beyond" and the name Monimos "to be favorable, pleasing." In ancient Greece there was a slave contract known as the paramone; though of limited duration, it was the most restrictive type of slavery, giving the master absolute rights.
Boy/Male
Greek
Place name in Greece.
Boy/Male
Greek
A soldier against Greece in the Trojan War.
Female
English
Latin name DELPHINA means "woman from Delphi," a city in Greece whose name probably means "dolphin."Â
Male
Greek
(Αθος) Contracted form of Greek Athanasios, ATHOS means "immortal." In mythology, this is the name of an ancient mountain god, one of the Gigantes. It is also the name of a mountain in Greece containing an ancient monastic site.
Girl/Female
Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Latin
Greece Goddess; White
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Helladius, ELADIO means "of Greece."
Boy/Male
Greek English
Place name in Greece.
Boy/Male
Greek English
Place name in Greece.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, French, Irish
Raven; Greece; Broom Covered Hill
Male
Greek
(Ελλεν) Greek name HELLEN means "Greek." In mythology, this is the name of the patriarch of the Hellenes, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, father of Aeolos, Xuthus, Doros, and Ionas, each of whom founded a tribe of Greece and all became known as the Hellenes.Â
Boy/Male
Greek
Place name in Greece.
Biblical
Greece, which is satisfied; ornament; beauty
Boy/Male
Tamil
Greece
Boy/Male
Greek
Place name in Greece.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Yavan, JAVAN means "Ionia, Greece." In the bible, this is a place name and the name of a grandson of Noah.
HELLENISTIC GREECE
HELLENISTIC GREECE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French orgueil ‘pride’. Compare Pride.
Girl/Female
French
Feminine of Charles meaning manly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
One with Very Slim Figure
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, German, Muslim
Spiritual
Girl/Female
Muslim
Well being
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Col. Thomas Cresap (1694–1790), Maryland surveyor, was born in 1694 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England, and came to MD in 1710.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, which originated as a short form of any of various Old English personal names beginning with Cyne- ‘royal’.German : nickname for someone with a prominent chin, from Middle High German kinne ‘chin’, or from an Old High German personal name formed with the element kuoni ‘bold’ or chunni ‘race’, ‘people’. Compare Konrad.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Kinn, from Old Norse kinn ‘chin’ with reference to the land formation.
Boy/Male
Irish
Derived from fear “â€manâ€â€ and gus “â€strengthâ€â€ and signifies “â€a strong warrior, virile.â€â€ According to the legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley (read the legend) Fergus was the king of Ulster and his lover, the cunning Nessa, duped him into letting her son Conchobhar rule in his place for a year so that in years to come her son could be called “â€the son of a king.â€â€ Fergus consented but after the year Conchobhar refused to relinquish the throne and so Fergus joined Maebh in her battle against Ulster, his native province.
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n.
The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.
n.
A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.
n.
Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.
a.
Pertaining to the Hellenists.
n.
One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.
a.
Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece.
n.
One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
n.
An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world. His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.
n.
A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.
adv.
According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect.
n.
A mountain in Boeotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.
a.
Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its language.
n.
A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
n.
One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).
a.
Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.
a.
Alt. of Hellenistical
n.
One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.
n.
A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece.
n.
A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.