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Running head: THE SPREAD OF HELLENISTIC CULTURE
Hellenistic Culture
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THE SPREAD OF HELLENISTIC CULTURE
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The Spread of Hellenistic Culture
As Attridge (1998) describes, a Hellenistic culture encompasses ideas, customs, and
social behaviors of the people who existed in the period between the times of Alexander the
Great campaigns, in the fourth century, the emergence of the Roman Empire, and the conquest of
Ptolemaic Egypt. This culture sprouts up as a result of the interaction of local cultures, traditional
elements, and the culture which was brought by both Greek and non-Greek conquerors and
settlers. The conquest of Alexandria the great in the fourth century B.C.E. speeded the spread of
the Hellenistic culture in the Eastern Mediterranean.
During his conquest, Alexander the Great ensured that the conquered states and regions
melded their culture with that of the Greeks (Gregory, 2018). In the states, he conquered he
established new cities as his administrative centers and Greek culture spreading points. One of
his established cities in the Eastern Mediterranean was the Egyptian Alexandria, which, due to
his conquest, adopted ...
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