Differences Between Ancient Greece And Hellenistic Periods

Ancient Greece Periods that Affected People and Philosophical Views
In Ancient Greece, there were two completely different periods, the Hellenic and the Hellenistic periods. There was also the evolution from monarchy to democracy in Athens and a military focus in Sparta. Athens may have been considered better off because they were seen as valuing democracy, having wisdom, beauty, and physical excellence. But the Spartans man and women had to be tough and a defender. They valued courageousness. The Hellenic period is known as the classical Greek period while the Hellenistic period strayed away from the norm by being “Greekish” and was based upon Alexander the Great spreading Greek culture and having the ability to have opinions. Both of these …show more content…
The views were expressed by important people and the people needed to choose which view was “correct”. Plutarch viewed Alexander the Great as a philosopher created “universalism” and saved them from their “brutish manner of living”. By him being sent down he was able to shine light on people instead of leaving them in the dark. The people before him knew of only one form of government, and everyone was one. But, Alexander the Great introduced multiple views with the help of Plato but he had more authority than Plato. The five different views that he introduced was Epicurus- self-sufficiency, Cynicism, Stoicism, Hedonism, and Skepticism. With the views now defined the people were able to think differently or at least knew what to call their differences. The first view is self-explanatory but Cynicism is when you feel powerless if there isn’t a city- state or certain rules to follow. Stoicism is when you believe in self- control and don’t question what life throws at you, and that you aren’t capable to control faith, everything happens for a reason at the given times. Hedonism that life should be only pleasurable, no negativity and in everything there is always a positive outlook. Skepticism can be self-explanatory but it means when you don’t believe in everything there has to be relevant facts to back everything up. By Alexander the Great creating different views helped people understand that there can be individuality but everyone can still follow the same rules just have different