The Hellenistic period takes place in the ancient world where the Greeks had a huge impact in the civilization of the Middle East, Europe and part of Asia. So when we talk about the Hellenistic period, somewhat, we refer to the fusion of the Ancient Greek world with the Near East, Middle East and Southwest Asia. In this period it is important to focus on two well-known people who are even great part of our history nowadays, as it is Alexander the great of Macedon, and Augustus who was the first emperor of Rome. The Hellenistic Period is believed to begin after Alexander the great’s death in 323 BC, all the way to 31 BC, when the last Hellenistic Kingdom which was the Egypt of Queen Cleopatra fell to Rome. Alexander the Great is known for his
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The people that followed him and still governed that land were called Hellenistic rulers. It is important to mention that Alexander was the first person to be title king; he was a symbol of Monarchy and power. So for these reasons is why this period of time is divided in 4 different kingdoms. However, there was a big problem with this separation of powers, and we can notice it after Alexander’s death. “The 20 years following his death saw tortuous struggles between his kin and generals as each attempted to stablish himself as sole successor. The attempts failed, and by about 275 BC there had emerged the three kingdoms to which were to dominate the Mediterranean until Romans came”. The first kingdom was Egypt Ptolemy. He was the successor of Alexander after his death, and he had control over Egypt in which he created a dynasty and it lasted until his famous descendant Cleopatra was defeated by Augustus in 31 BC, but one fact of this kingdom was that before Cleopatra’s defeat, the Ptolemais had lands outside Egypt, in places as Libya, southern Syria, Cyprus, parts of southern Turkey, and the Aegean
The people that followed him and still governed that land were called Hellenistic rulers. It is important to mention that Alexander was the first person to be title king; he was a symbol of Monarchy and power. So for these reasons is why this period of time is divided in 4 different kingdoms. However, there was a big problem with this separation of powers, and we can notice it after Alexander’s death. “The 20 years following his death saw tortuous struggles between his kin and generals as each attempted to stablish himself as sole successor. The attempts failed, and by about 275 BC there had emerged the three kingdoms to which were to dominate the Mediterranean until Romans came”. The first kingdom was Egypt Ptolemy. He was the successor of Alexander after his death, and he had control over Egypt in which he created a dynasty and it lasted until his famous descendant Cleopatra was defeated by Augustus in 31 BC, but one fact of this kingdom was that before Cleopatra’s defeat, the Ptolemais had lands outside Egypt, in places as Libya, southern Syria, Cyprus, parts of southern Turkey, and the Aegean