Hellenistic kingdoms

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The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
monarchy
successor state
endTime 1st century BCE
1st century CE
followedBy Parthian Empire
Roman Empire
follows Empire of Alexander the Great
linked to: Diadochi
hasCapital Ai-Khanoum
Alexandria in Egypt
linked to: Alexandria, Egypt

Antioch on the Orontes
Pella
linked to: Pella, Greece

Pergamon
hasCharacteristic Greek-speaking elites
Hellenization of local elites
bureaucratic administration
cosmopolitan urban centers
cultural fusion of Greek and local traditions
monarchical rule
multiethnic populations
royal patronage of arts and sciences
territorial monarchies
use of Greek as lingua franca
hasCulturalOutput Hellenistic art
Hellenistic literature
Hellenistic philosophy
Hellenistic science
hasEconomicActivity coinage-based taxation
long-distance trade
monetized economy
hasLanguage Greek language
hasPart Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon
Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
linked to: Pergamon

Bosporan Kingdom
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Kingdom of Cappadocia
Kingdom of Commagene
Kingdom of Cyrenaica
linked to: Cyrenaica

Kingdom of Epirus
linked to: Epirus

Kingdom of Pontus
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
hasReligion ancient Greek religion
local Near Eastern cults
syncretic Greco-Egyptian cults
militaryCharacteristic professional standing armies
use of Macedonian phalanx
use of war elephants
notableInstitution Library of Alexandria
Museum of Alexandria
partOf Hellenistic period
politicalStructure court-centered governance
hereditary kingship
precededBy Achaemenid Empire
startTime late 4th century BCE
territoryIncludes Anatolia
Central Asia
Egypt
Iranian plateau
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mesopotamia
Near East
linked to: Middle East

eastern Mediterranean
parts of the Indian subcontinent
usesScript Greek alphabet

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Judea underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Judea underRuleOf Seleucid Empire
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Alexandria historicalEra Hellenistic period
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Ancient Greek religion timePeriod Hellenistic period
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt partOf Hellenistic world
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Phoenician civilization fellUnderControlOf Macedonian Empire
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Alexander the Great successorState Hellenistic kingdoms
Achaemenid Empire followedBy Empire of Alexander the Great
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Hasmonean dynasty precededBy Seleucid Empire
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Hasmonean dynasty opponent Seleucid Empire
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Maccabean Revolt hasLocation Seleucid Empire
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Maurya Empire diplomaticRelationsWith Hellenistic kingdoms
Ionia underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Samaria laterRuledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Soter appliedTo Hellenistic kings
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Soter usedBy Hellenistic monarchies
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Byblos ruledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Tyre ruledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Ancient Mediterranean world hasPart Hellenistic kingdoms
Nicaea controlledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Levant region wasPartOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Arwad laterControlledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Chalcedon underControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Miletus underControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Pergamon partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Lycia laterPartOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Alexandria on the Indus partOf Alexander the Great’s eastern satrapies
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Palestine historicalControlBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Hellenistic art associatedWith Hellenistic kingdoms
Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts historicalContext Hellenistic Near East
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Lydia laterUnderControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Moab laterControlledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Greek East emergedFrom Hellenistic kingdoms
as-Sāmiriyyah governedBy Hellenistic kingdoms (historically)
subject linked to: as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah
linked to: Hellenistic kingdoms
Erythrae laterUnderControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Gebal laterRuledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Kingdom of Ammon laterUnderControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Sidon Port underControlOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Mysia partOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Hellenistic philosophy mainRegion Hellenistic kingdoms
Eastern Roman provinces precededBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Jubayl historicalRuler Hellenistic kingdoms
Nicaea (wife of Lysimachus) region Hellenistic kingdoms
Ammon laterIncorporatedInto Hellenistic kingdoms
Via Maris associatedWith Hellenistic kingdoms
subject linked to: ancient trade route Via Maris
Arados underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Aradus underRuleOf Hellenistic kingdoms
Arvad laterRuledBy Hellenistic kingdoms
Attic weight system adoptedBy Hellenistic kingdoms