The Hellenistic Legacy
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The Hellenistic Legacy
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Alexander slashing the Gordian Knot
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Ironically, not political, but cultural
Alexander’s Legacy
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Hellenistic Contributions
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Artistic, Philosophical & Scientific Accomplishment
Philosophy…EpicuriansCynicsStoics
Science…• Aristarchus of Samos -called the
"Hellenistic Copernicus." • Euclid -geometry.-synthesis of the
discoveries of others• Galen, the first to practice human
dissection• Archimedes, Give me a place to stand
on, and I will move the Earth
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Why? …Such Success in Cultural Achievements
1.Alexander as patron ($)2.Intellectual inquiry - the fusion of Chaldean
(Mesopotamia) and Egyptian science with the learning of the Greeks.
3.New interest in luxury and the demand for practical knowledge
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Ironically, not political, but cultural
Hellenistic Synthesis: Golden Age
Alexander’s Legacy