Hellenistic
adjective
Hel·le·nis·tic
ˌhe-lə-ˈni-stik 
1
: of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great
2
: of or relating to the Hellenists
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Sturt Manning, lead author of the study and a professor from Cornell University alluding to the shipwreck told Interesting Engineering that the Kyrenia Ship is an iconic ship from the early Hellenistic period central to the history of ancient maritime technology.
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Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
To draw attention to the ancient world’s fascination with gold, there will be 181 gold pieces from the Hellenistic period and a selection of ancient jewelry, helmets and chainmail covering three millennia across Egypt, the Mediterranean coast and the pre-Hispanic Americas.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Listing image by Espressif Enlarge / Archaeologists used cosmic rays to detect a secret underground burial chamber from the Hellenistic period in Naples, circa late fourth century/early third century BCE.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
The moat was likely used through the Hellenistic period, when it was ultimately filled in.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
Alexander’s expansive empire marked what historians call the Hellenistic period, which lasted from his death to the rise of the Roman Empire.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
Some Jews happily walked through the doors of assimilation into Antiochus’ Hellenistic ways.
—TIME, 11 Dec. 2023
The remains of its Hellenistic and Roman buildings lay amid rivulets and lush vegetation.
—Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
In Cleopatra’s time, Alexandria, the capital of her kingdom, was a cosmopolitan port city bustling with Greeks, Jews, ethnic Egyptians and people from all over who, the Cambridge University historian David Abulafia said, largely saw themselves as part of the Hellenistic world.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 May 2023
Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
To draw attention to the ancient world’s fascination with gold, there will be 181 gold pieces from the Hellenistic period and a selection of ancient jewelry, helmets and chainmail covering three millennia across Egypt, the Mediterranean coast and the pre-Hispanic Americas.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Listing image by Espressif Enlarge / Archaeologists used cosmic rays to detect a secret underground burial chamber from the Hellenistic period in Naples, circa late fourth century/early third century BCE.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 15 May 2023
The moat was likely used through the Hellenistic period, when it was ultimately filled in.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
Alexander’s expansive empire marked what historians call the Hellenistic period, which lasted from his death to the rise of the Roman Empire.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
Some Jews happily walked through the doors of assimilation into Antiochus’ Hellenistic ways.
—TIME, 11 Dec. 2023
The remains of its Hellenistic and Roman buildings lay amid rivulets and lush vegetation.
—Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
In Cleopatra’s time, Alexandria, the capital of her kingdom, was a cosmopolitan port city bustling with Greeks, Jews, ethnic Egyptians and people from all over who, the Cambridge University historian David Abulafia said, largely saw themselves as part of the Hellenistic world.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 May 2023
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Hellenistic
adjective
Hel·le·nis·tic
ˌhel-ə-ˈnis-tik
: of or relating to the widespread Greek-based culture that developed after the conquests of Alexander the Great
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