The Hellenistic period spans the period of Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year.

What did Hellenistic mean?

1 : of or relating to Greek history, culture, or art after Alexander the Great. 2 : of or relating to the Hellenists.

What does Hellenism mean?

1 : grecism sense 1. 2 : devotion to or imitation of ancient Greek thought, customs, or styles. 3 : Greek civilization especially as modified in the Hellenistic period by influences from southwestern Asia.