Ancient history (Hellenistic Period)

When is this period?

323-32 BCE.

Which empire grew in this period?

Macedonia.

Who was the reason for Macedonian expansion?

Alexander the Great

Who were the two greatest successors of Alexander the Great?

Ptolemy (Egypt) and Seleucids 

What is this?

Alexander Mosaic.

Where was the Alexander Mosaic found?

Pompeii.

Alexander the Great conquered the entire Persian empire within a short stretch of time. Having won the fight, what actions did he then take to consolidate the conquered territory and ensure its population would remain loyal to him?

He adapted certain symbolic aspects of Persian culture (kneeling and blowing kisses), instructed his generals to marry local women, gave Darius a proper burial, married the Bactrian princess Roxhane and commissioned the rebuilding of the temple in Babylon.

Plutarch wrote?

Parallel lives.

Why was Cleopatra in Parallel lives?

To emphasises Mark Antoni’s faults.

Three historians of the time?

Plutarch, Livy and Cicero

What was the Lingua Franca of the Hellenistic period?

Greek.

When was the Battle of Gaugamela?

October first 331 BCE.

What was the Battle of Gaugamela?

Alexander the Great v Darius III.

What was the function of a ruler cult?

To legitimise the rule of a king.

When was the Arsacid Empire?

2247 BCE - 247 CE.

What is the Arsacid Empire known as?

The second Persian Empire.

What was a satrapy?

An administrative province in the Ancient Persian Empire ruled by a satrap.