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Hellenistic in a sentence

Hellenistic meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
  2. Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.

Synonyms of Hellenistic

hellenic hellenistical principle

Related words

Other words often associated with Hellenistic or its synonyms:

generality law prescript classical generalisation explanation greek rule precept value generalization rationale

Using Hellenistic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]). | Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
  • Useful related words include: hellenic, hellenistical, principle.
  • In the example corpus, hellenistic often appears in combinations such as: the hellenistic, hellenistic period, hellenistic and.

Context around Hellenistic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

late 1× greek 1× incorporated 1×

Often after:

era 5× period 4× art 1× area 1× times 1× monarchy 1× characteristics 1× age 1× king 1× roman 1×

Sentence patterns with Hellenistic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and incorporated hellenistic and indian 1× by the hellenistic king antiochus 1× comes to hellenistic era history 1× curator of hellenistic roman and 1× during the hellenistic era and 1× during the hellenistic period 1× during the hellenistic times is 1× finds from hellenistic and roman 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a favorite tactic 1× additionally meroë maintained 1× although the empire 1× although there was 1× an extensive hill 1× archaeologists recently unearthed 1×

Common sentence endings:

the hellenistic period 3× and roman times 2× emperor marcus aurelius 1× hellenistic era history 1× in roman tradition 1× its daily life 1×

Words around Hellenistic

Just before it in the word index:

hellenist 3 hellenism 13 hellenised 4 hellenisation 2 helleniq 2 helleniccoin 3

Just after it in the word index:

hellenists 2 hellenization 6 hellenize 2 hellenized 13 hellens 2 heller 143

Similar in corpus frequency:

akhtar 149 alford 149 ascertained 149 assemblyman 149 asu 149 attributing 149

Corpus analysis for Hellenistic

  • In this selection, "hellenistic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, late, greek, incorporated, era, period and art stand out and add context to how "hellenistic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and incorporated hellenistic and indian and by the hellenistic king antiochus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hellenistic" sits close to words such as akhtar, alford and ascertained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hellenistic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This was during the Hellenistic period. (6 words)

The excavation of a 2nd-century BC theater in Smyrna has revealed finds from Hellenistic and Roman times. (18 words)

The city was a significant center of trade in the Hellenistic era and it is home to the Temple of Athena. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Hellenism has, on occasion, been presented by historians as a threat of assimilation entirely opposed to Jewish tradition, but it does not appear that most Jews in the Hellenistic era thought of Greek rulers as any worse than Persian or Babylonian ones. (42 words)

What is notable about the Macedonian regime during the Hellenistic times is that it was the only successor state to the Empire that maintained the old archaic perception of kingship, and never adopted the ways of the Hellenistic monarchy. (39 words)

Although there was nothing left of the magnificent mansions and other buildings of the Greek quarter of the city, the core of the late Hellenistic and early Roman Smyrna is preserved within the Agora Open Air Museum in Izmir. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Hellenistic art, and artists, spread very widely, and was especially influential in the expanding Roman Republic and when it encountered Buddhism in the easternmost extensions of the Hellenistic area.

What is notable about the Macedonian regime during the Hellenistic times is that it was the only successor state to the Empire that maintained the old archaic perception of kingship, and never adopted the ways of the Hellenistic monarchy.

Although there was nothing left of the magnificent mansions and other buildings of the Greek quarter of the city, the core of the late Hellenistic and early Roman Smyrna is preserved within the Agora Open Air Museum in Izmir.

Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World highlights the significance of the Battle of Chaeronea in the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period.

Several historians claim that Hellenism was Armenia’s greatest cultural influence, becoming so ingrained into the culture that many Hellenistic characteristics are still apparent within the Armenian culture to this day.

The agora of Smyrna, built during the Hellenistic era and rebuilt after the earthquake of 178 AD by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

The excavation of a 2nd-century BC theater in Smyrna has revealed finds from Hellenistic and Roman times.

Derek Latal is an extremely dedicated amateur historian of the Hellenistic Age, and you’ll probably know him from his podcast of the same name.

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Hellenism has, on occasion, been presented by historians as a threat of assimilation entirely opposed to Jewish tradition, but it does not appear that most Jews in the Hellenistic era thought of Greek rulers as any worse than Persian or Babylonian ones.

Over 200 million euros was spent on excavating and removing antiquities dating to the Hellenistic era, some of which were subsequently incorporated into the new stations.

The Kyrenia has a storied legacy as the first major Greek Hellenistic-period ship to be found, in 1965, with a largely intact hull.

This was during the Hellenistic period.

What first struck me during our interview is that Latal really does know what he’s talking about when it comes to Hellenistic era history.

Archaeologists recently unearthed part of a Seleucid fortress built by the Hellenistic king Antiochus IV Epiphanes; a large villa from the Roman Era; as well as coins and other smaller items.

David Mevorah, Israel Museum’s curator of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine archaeology said the purpose of the building upon which the inscription was written is unknown.

The city was a significant center of trade in the Hellenistic era and it is home to the Temple of Athena.

Additionally, Meroë maintained contact with Arab and Indian traders along the Red Sea coast and incorporated Hellenistic and Indian cultural influences into its daily life.

A favorite tactic used by the opposition was to accuse a popular political rival as living a Hellenistic lifestyle based on Greek and Eastern culture, where homosexuality and a lavish lifestyle were more acceptable than in Roman tradition.

Although the empire fractured into multiple Hellenic regimes shortly after his death, his conquests left a lasting legacy, not least in the new Greek-speaking cities founded across Persia's western territories, heralding the Hellenistic period.

An extensive hill, called Hisarlik (or Hissarlik) by the Turks, had for some time been known not the remains of a city named Ilion that had thrived in Hellenistic and Roman times.

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Common combinations with hellenistic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hellenistic" in a sentence?
An example: "Hellenistic art, and artists, spread very widely, and was especially influential in the expanding Roman Republic and when it encountered Buddhism in the easternmost extensions of the Hellenistic area." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hellenistic" from authentic English texts.
What does "hellenistic" mean?
Hellenistic means: Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
What are synonyms of "hellenistic"?
Common synonyms of "hellenistic" include: hellenic, hellenistical, principle.
How many example sentences with "hellenistic" are there?
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