Hellenistic Society: A Foundation for the World

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This report focuses on the historical significance of the Hellenistic society, and its impact on the world. Matters discussed in this article are the concepts of the Hellenistic Kings; the social order prior to the rule of Alexander the Great; the successful conquests of Alexander; the reign of his successors; the differences in the social order of the polis and the emerging Hellenistic society. Further, the writer looks at the significant alterations made in politics, religion, art, architecture, and philosophy of the time.

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"The Hellenistic Period, although a time of great unrest and turmoil in history, laid the framework for modern societies throughout the world. Overcoming struggles of power, kingdoms won and lost, shifts in governmental structure, and changes in social order, the people of the Hellenistic Period created an epic past that we can build upon in expanding the cultures of our contemporary planet. "Hellene", the word for the Greeks, is the core of the term "Hellenistic". The Hellenistic Period was considered the age of the Greeks, and it was a time in which the Greek culture impacted the world through politics, literature, art, philosophy, drama, and religion."

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