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DISCOVER A Brief Histroy

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Hellenistic Greece 1 Artwork depicting
Phillip II was assassinated two years after his conquest of the Alexander the Great
city-states. His son and successor, Alexander – later called “the visiting the studio
Great” – was one of the greatest military commanders in the of renowned artist
ancient world, and continued to expand the empire built by his Apelles of Kos.
father, making forays as far east as the Indian subcontinent. His 2 The courtyard of the
reign brought in a period of Greek cultural hegemony, with the Palace of the Grand
Greek language, religion and culture spreading throughout the Master of the Knights
conquered lands. After Alexander’s death in 323 BC, his empire Hospitaller in Rhodes.
split into successor states, with the Greek Islands divided 3 Details of a rich mosaic
between the Egyptian Ptolemies and Kassandros of Macedonia. inside the monastery of
Néa Moní on Híos.
Roman Greece 4 Miniature from a
The rising power of Rome resulted in Greece becoming a Roman chronicle by 15th-
province after the sack of Corinth in 146 BC, and a period of century French callig-
relative calm followed. The Romans, ardent admirers of Greek rapher David Aubert
culture, sent their sons to be educated in Athens, making it a showing the capture of
cultural hub, while Roman emperors endowed the city and Constantinople by the
other parts of the land with grand monuments. Christianity Fourth Crusade in 1204.
was introduced to the region during this period, with St Paul
travelling around the area during AD 49–61.

Timeline of events
146 BC 31 BC 49–61 AD
Rome completes The defeat of Antony St Paul makes
the annexation and Cleopatra at evangelizing jour neys
of Greece. Actium marks the start around Greece to
of the Roman Empire. spread Christianity.

88–84 BC
Mithridates VI, 117–38 AD
ruler of Pontos in The philhellenic
Anatolia, rebels emperor Hadrian reigns
against the Romans. over the Roman empire.
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