2.03 The Hellenistic Period

Rubens' painting, "The School of Athens"

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Link to PDF of the slides shown in the session.

The module reviewed the Hellenistic World and related some of their key ideas to modern practices.

Timeline & Maps

Link to a downloadable PDF showing a timeline for the Hellenistic period 342 — 30 BCE, and containing maps of both Alexander the Great’s short-lived Empire, and the successor Kingdoms that made up the Hellenistic World.

Link to Handout: Three Spiritual Disciplines Compared

The link is to a downloadable handout to support discussion of the third question.

Link to Handout: Discussion questions

Link to a handout that contains the full text of each of the four discussion questions, as well as instructions for the group discussions.

Link to “The Hellenistic World”

Click on this link to read an article summarising this month’s module.

Additional Handouts on Hellenistic Cosmopolitanism

From Polis to Cosmopolis

Link to a handout describing the evolution of Greek City-States during the Hellenistic Period.

Cosmopolitan Ideals

Link to a handout demonstrating the change of mindset that occurred during the Hellenistic Period.

Link to BBC Documentary

Click on this button to watch an hour-long documentary on Alexander the Great and his legacy on BBC iPlayer. Richard Miles visits some of the key places mentioned in this module. The BBC tells the story with its usual clarity.