Greece, Early Hellenism BC

Greece: Early Hellenism

Chart showing Greece in the early Hellenism period

All dates on this chart have been taken from Britannica CD, Version 99 © 1994-1999. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Era:

Greece: (Early Hellenism)

Dates:
    c. 3940 - c. 4050 AM [Chart]
    c. 280 - c. 170 BC [Chart]
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Comments:
After the period of time in which the Diadochoi fought (successors of Alexander the Great - i.e. his military generals) arose the era of Hellenism.

There were three major Hellenistic powers: the Ptolemaic Dynasty (in Egypt); the Seleucid Kingdom (in modern day Iraq/Iran); and the Antigonid Kingdom (in Macedonia). Out of the three, the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms were the strongest. These two kingdoms waged a series of wars against each other over the territory then known as Syria (which included the Jews in Palestine) and these wars came to be known as the Syrian Wars.