Hellenic

(adjective)

Referring to the ancient Greek world.

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Examples of Hellenic in the following topics:

  • Mathura Style

    • Banerjee in Hellenism in India describes "the mixed character of the Mathura School in which we find on the one hand, a direct continuation of the old Indian art of Bharut and Sanchi and on the other hand, the classical influence derived from Gandhara. " Moreover, the art of Mathura features frequent sexual imagery.

  • Egyptian Art After Alexander the Great

    • Unlike its Classical and Hellenistic counterparts elsewhere in the Hellenic world, this sculpture bears a more stylized appearance.

  • Paintings, Macedonian Court Art, and the Alexander Mosaic

    • This created a procession known as Hellenization, as new cultures such as Egyptian and Persian adopted and adapted Greek values.

  • Introduction to Ancient Greece

    • New centers of Hellenic culture flourished through Greece and on foreign soil, including the cities of Pergamon, Antioch, and Alexandria, the capitals of the post-Alexander the Great empires of the Attalids, Seleucids, and Ptolemies.

  • Pergamon

    • Like all Hellenic theaters, it was built into the hillside, which supported the structure and provided stadium seating that would have overlooked the ancient city and its surrounding countryside.