The language and culture of the Hellenistic world was Greek. That became the lingua franca of all of these subject peoples. It was to that world what English is to the modern world in many ways ...

This course investigates the Hellenistic Period, defined as the era from the death ... This course will emphasize themes of cultural, social, and religious hybridity, which were brought about through ...

Is there something different about how history was written in the years after the death of Alexander up to the first century? What similarities or continuities characterise writers of history in the ...

Hellenistic ... by the influence of cultural sociology but is rooted in a deep knowledge of the Greek world. It is essential reading for students and accessible and fascinating reading for the general ...

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

In either case, Luke would have been in touch with, and very heavily in dialogue with, Hellenistic culture broadly conceived ... LUKE/ACTS -- THE FIRST CHRISTIAN HISTORY It's also important ...

He teaches courses on the history and culture of the Ancient Mediterranean at all levels. His research interests include Greek democracy, ancient environmental history, and Hellenistic history. His ...

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered in the 1960s, but its demise has captivated archaeologists ...

Petra fell within the cultural sphere of the region’s Hellenistic monarchies, such as the Seleucids to the north and the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt. It came as no surprise to Burckhardt to note ...

This was Cleopatra, the last Hellenistic queen of Egypt ... found solace in the Cleopatra beach's cultural significance.

"A Short History of Parable Interpretation," Forum ... A Journal of the Foundations and Facets of Western Culture 1.2 (1998) 387-98. "Infancy Narratives and Hellenistic Lives," Forum. A Journal of the ...

Brett Evans is a scholar of ancient Greek literature, epigraphy, and cultural history. His research focuses on the social status and function of Greek poets who worked in the far-flung royal courts of ...