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Architects of the Hellenistic Age Part I: The Legacy of Alexander’s Companions

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on March 28, 2024March 26, 2024Leave a Comment

The conquests of Alexander the Great should be understated. From 336 to 323 BCE, Alexander would usher in a new era in world history. To aid him in this immense task were his “Companions”. These were Alexander’s closest friends and confidants. Some were childhood friends, others had fought with his father Philip II or gained …

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Hellenistic people IV: Nabis of Sparta

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on March 15, 2024March 15, 2024Leave a Comment

On the blog, you’ll find a treasure trove of articles exploring various aspects of the Hellenistic era. This is part four in our Hellenistic Peoples Series, a series about some of individuals that shaped the Hellenistic Period, in which we take a closer look at Nabis of Sparta, the ruler of Sparta. Nabis rose to …

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That time Greeks invaded Africa: Carthage’s struggle against Agathocles (311 – 306 BC)

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023Leave a Comment

In June 310 BC, a fleet under the command of Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse, set sail to Africa, in order to attack Carthage. After six days of sailing, once encountering and driving away a carthaginian fleet, Agathocles landed somewhere near Cape Bon (in modern day Tunesia). He ordered his ships to be burned, so …

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Federal States: The Rise and Fall of the Arkadian Koinon

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023Leave a Comment

Today, federal states are a popular form of government throughout the world. Some examples include the European Union or countries like Belgium, Canada, German and the United States. Within a federal state, different governments (federal and regional/local) interact with one another to ensure an optimal working of the federation. However, it is not always easy …

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Travels in Greece II: the Southeast of the Peloponnese

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on October 25, 2022October 17, 2022Leave a Comment

In the first part of this series, we have already been introduced to the northern part of the Peloponnese, the peninsula in the south of mainland Greece. Today we continue our journey along the mountains of Arcadia to the wild nature of the Mani region. Starting we do so in a region that is often …

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Economy and Politics I: The Economics of a Decentralized Society

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on August 23, 2022August 23, 2022Leave a Comment

The summer is almost at an end, and that means it is time for a new series! This time guest writer Alexandros Pardalis looks at the ways in which economy and politics interacted in Ancient Greece and how novel methods of economic organization helped the Ancient Greeks flourish. The importance of the Greek city states …

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Hellenistic People III: Lydiades of Megalopolis

by Hellenistic Historyon August 11, 2022August 11, 2022Leave a Comment

On this website you can find all sorts of articles about the Ancient Greek world. But the main goal of the Hellenistic History platform is to provide you with more insight into the different aspects of the Hellenistic world. Aside from this series, in which we have a look at some of the famous and …

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Hellenistic Cities III: Messene

by Hellenistic Historyon May 28, 2022May 28, 2022Leave a Comment

The last post in this series is from quite a while ago. About high time we change this and delve into the short history of yet another Greek city during the Hellenistic period. This time we turn our eye to Messene. This city lies in the southern part of the Peloponnese in close proximity to …

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Hellenistic cities III: Hybrid Worship in Alexandria

by Hellenistic Historyupdated on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021Leave a Comment

This is third part of our series on Hellenistic cities where we explore some very famous poleis such as Alexandria or Pergamon as well as some that are a little more obscure like Megalopolis. Each post tells us more about the general history, population or specific aspects of these Greek cities. In today’s post Shiro …

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Myth and polis VIII: Alexander’s use of myth during his campaigns

by Hellenistic Historyon September 25, 2021September 25, 2021Leave a Comment

We have already reached the eighth part of this series. In the last two contributions, I have paid extensive attention to the figure of Alexander the Great and we have looked at which mythological ancestors the Macedonian king had and how this descent can still be seen in material sources. In this last part on …