Hellenistic art

Kushan dynasty in 2nd – 3rd century. The style of sculpture is the Gandhara art, which is the style of Buddhist visual art (Bussagli). It located at commercial crossroads between Rome and the Hallenistic world to the west, south Asia, and central Asia. It is the region was mainly an area of Buddhist practive and It taught under the Kushan rulers. “Gandhara sculpture was based on the Classical models of Greek and Roman art” (Czuma). In other words, it connected cultures together and was…

When Alexander the great ruled Greece, he developed a culture that was called Hellenism. Alexander the great spread the culture throughout the surrounding area’s by expanding his empire. At the young age of just twenty years old, Alexander became the leader of the great kingdom called Macedonia. Alexander’s empire was huge but very fragile. Every place alexander invaded and took over was named after him, simply being called “Alexandria.” (History.com) (Hand book to life in ancient Greece)…

The Hellenistic era was a period of great cultural change in literature, art, science, and philosophy. Each aspect of this cultural change occurred through Greek expansion and played a role in shaping the culture of Hellenistic Greeks. The beginning of the expansion of the Greek cultural was caused by the changing of the Greek environment. To begin with, the Greeks developed new technologies that would further their knowledge and even influence the modern world. These technologies include…

characteristic from the classical times, like we can see in the grave stele of Hegeso. Meanwhile in the Hellenistic period, the most common way to represent the people is without interaction between them, just looking at the front . In this case this might have been represented like this because they wanted to remark the relationship they had between husband and wife. Its size is also curious, as the Hellenistic tombs, are usually smaller than the Classical ones. This started to become smaller…

How do we live ‘according to nature’ in the Stoic doctrine? Do you agree with this doctrine? Stoicism is one of the branches of ancient philosophy originally founded by Zeno of Citium (300 BC). What is Stoicism? Stoic philosophy is not a series of philosophical claims about the nature of the world, of what we can know or what is right or wrong. Instead, Stoicism is commonly described to be an attitude, a way of life (Sellar, 2006). More importantly, the stoics have repeatedly stated in their…

Romans decided supplanted that of Greeks in western piece of Hellenistic world. Contrasting Empires Romans and Chinese the Romans and the Chinese realms had nearly no coordinate contact however fascinating similitudes. Both prospered ca. 200 B.C.E.–200 C.E. were of comparative size (around 1.5 million square miles),…

The Making of a Good or King: Comparing Clovis to Alexander Kings and Emperors are indeed multi-faceted people. Many possess good qualities like military knowledge, courage, and fairness. Some possess negative traits such as inflated egos, propensity for violence, and mistrust. Some rulers have an ability to adapt or change. Most often, a ruler in ancient history embodied a combination of these qualities. Looking at the reigns of the ancient rulers, one sees evidence of how these attributes…

1) To dive into the puzzle of the Sea Battle we must first discuss the Principle of Bivalence. The Principle of Bivalence can be summarized as follows: for any well-formed proposition, the truth value of that statement must be either true or false. The truth value of the proposition cannot be both (a contradiction), nor neither (a gap). And when looking at the puzzle of the Sea Battle it is of special importance to us to keep in mind that a proposition cannot be neither true nor false, for like…

Brutus and Cassius, who are two of the main conspirators against Julius Caesar, share a common goal, but act uniquely in achieving it, based on their beliefs. The unique methods used by each man are based off of their philosophies, and are actually similar to each other. Brutus and Cassius are supporters of contrasting philosophies, but the influence of the philosophies on each man is similar. The actions, goals, and ideas of each man is shaped and influenced by their mindset. Through…

change between the Hellenic Greece and Hellenistic Greece is the Geography and the way it shaped out the communities. During the Hellenic period, the once-independent Greek city-states, which had expanded their influence throughout much of the Mediterranean basin, were conquered and united by the Macedonians. From then on the cities states became known as the Greco-Macedonians whose goal is to conquer the Persian Empire under Alexander. The name, Hellenistic period is derived from the spread of…