Hellenistic Culture The influence of Greek language, philosophy and culture on Jews and early Christians. Harold W. Attridge: The Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament Yale Divinity School ...

Introduction. The three centuries of Greek history between the death of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. and the rise of Augustus in Rome in 31 B.C.E. are collectively known as ...

social and possibly political life of the Ithacans of Hellenistic-early Roman times, but also with a wider pilgrimage character. "The Municipal Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, ...

Like all art, Hellenistic pottery is a reflection of its time, an invaluable resource for attempting to understand ancient life. Footnotes. On Hellenistic art, see J.J. Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic ...

Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth (Hellenistic period, 2nd century BCE), marble (© SMB / Antikensammlung) A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years.

Fewer than 200 bronzes have survived from the Hellenistic and Classical ages, and about a quarter of those are on display, including some of the most moving and celebrated artworks from any age.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World” exhibition includes a marble bust that portrays him with vivid realism: his fleshy neck, thick ...

The sculpture dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C. and 31 B.C. Authorities in Greece are investigating after a 2,000-year-old marble statue was discovered wrapped in a trash bag ...