323–30 BCE

Period · Europe — Mediterranean

Hellenistic

323–30 BCE

The Hellenistic period spans Alexander's successors from Egypt to Bactria, with Tanagra figurines, mould-made relief bowls, portrait coinage and Pergamene sculpture. Greek material culture spreads across the Near East. It ends with Roman annexation of Egypt.

Dates323–30 BCE
RegionEurope — Mediterranean
PeriodO definition322–30 BCE — Ancient cities : the archaeology of urban life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome (2003)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Study. "Hellenistic" (Period). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/periods/hellenistic. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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