Hellenistic Period

323–30 BCE

Hellenistic period (or, era), from the period from the death of Alexander (323 BCE) to the establishment of Roman dominance1

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1. Depending upon the region of interest, the period may be viewed as ending with either the Roman destruction of Corinth and Carthage (146 BCE), with Pompey's conquering of Palestine (63 BCE), or with the Battle of Actium (31 BCE) and the Roman defeat of the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt (30 BCE).