Hellenistic
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈhɛl.ən.ɪs.tɪk/
Adjective

Hellenistic

  1. Of or relating to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.)--though this end-point is often debated, and can range from 146BC to 330AD.
  2. Of or relating to a Hellenist.
Related terms Translations Translations


This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
Offline English dictionary