Hellenization

Multiculturalism is a recent coinage that refers to the state of coexistence in a society of multiple cultures of race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexuality. Also referred to as cosmopolitanism, multiculturalism was mainly displayed and shaped by architecture and art in cities that existed during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods. During this time, interactions increased between Greeks and Romans and other people living around the Mediterranean in areas such as Greece or Macedonia,…

And while trust in human reason and hope for happiness in this world faded during the last centuries of the Roman Empire, a new view of the world began to establish its roots - Christianity. This view had emphasized escape from the world of coercion and a growing connection with higher existence. In response to the decline of Hellenism, Christianity offered a reason worth living to the spiritually disappointed polytheistic followers and the Greco-Roman world: hope in personal immortality.…

stretching the Hellenistic World from the western borders of Asia Minor, continuing east, including Egypt, to India’s borders. (Classical Greece ppt 73). Alexander’s conquests stretched across the land, and influenced societies long after his lifetime. Hellenization is the development in which societies, the people, and the culture during and after Alexander’s rule became more Greek (Hanson 128). Alexander’s conquest played the role of shaping the 700 years following his death through culture,…

The sixth of the letters to the churches, Philadelphia’s placement in the circular journey of Revelation does not signify a status of less importance. Rather, the Church of Philadelphia stands out among its more significant peers. In its humbleness, the Church of Philadelphia proclaims reverence and highlights servitude to the Lord. The letter to Philadelphia is situated between the letter to Sardis and Laodicea, two churches defined by complacency. The Church of Sardis was located in one of the…

This was quite a miraculous achievement. In terms of his legacy, it is clear that his accomplishments resulted in Hellenistic architecture and various forms of art which had an impact in many countries running all the way to Java. The term Hellenization described the proliferation of the Greek population, culture and language in the ex- Persian empire after the time that it was taken over by Alexander. Alexander was seen to change the Persian environment by establishing elements of Greek culture…

covenant between humanity and God is specifically related to the people of Israel, not all of humanity. This titanium identity was challenged during the reign of the Greek empire within Jerusalem, and specifically under the leadership of Antiochus. Hellenization brought a broad range of differing philosophic and theological thought to Israel, this resulted in a largely diversified belief systems. This external disruption also brought in a different authoritative power that imposed methods…

Of all the big picture questions we examined throughout this semester, the one that consistently stuck out to me was this: “Who is God in this work?” It is all at once such a vast and and confining question, the answer to which is both revelatory of almost all other aspects of a culture and yet still too intricate to grasp. To understand what a culture worships supremely is to understand its motivations for all other decisions, and sometimes vice versa. Some of the cultures we studied worshipped…

4.) Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and the conqueror of the Persian Empire. Following the conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander pursued a policy of introducing Greek thought, language and culture into the conquered territories. From the tactical stance of the conquering Alexander, this approach is ideal as the more the conquered identify with the Greek nation the less they will fight against it and simply become part of the empire. Hellenisation slowly eroded Jewish culture.…

Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to his sister the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, "overwhelming, insatiable in battle,…