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This 5 page paper examines both Greek and non-Greek culture in Ancient times. Hellenism is a focus of this paper which examines the role of Jews in Hellenistic culture. Greek and non-Greek life is compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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world (Roberts 124). While the Macedonians attended Greek festivals and claimed to be descended from Greek royalty, many authentic Greeks disagreed and considered that these people were barely civilized and
were not cultured enough to be one of them (124). One sees that there was a discrepancy in how the people were viewed. From the outset, from a simple observation,
it appears that things were less than copacetic and that there was a stark division between those of Greek heritage and those who were from other backgrounds. Thus, there was
a world of Greeks and non-Greeks in the Ancient world but at times, the differences in their relationships were difficult to discern. From the rise of royalty came Alexander the
Great. Alexander was a passionate Hellene (Roberts 125). He formed armies which mixed both Greeks with Asians and adopted a Persian style of dress which did not sit well with
the Greeks (126). The words Hellenistic and Hellenism had been coined and are related to the age which followed his death, and to the empire as well (126). The region
was ruled by Alexanders successors until a Macedonian general by the name of Ptolemy took control (126). Ptolemy founded the last Egyptian dynasty which would end around 30 BC, a
time when Cleopatra passed away (127). Cleopatra in fact was one of the last to live from that dynasty. What were the relationships at the time between Greeks and non-Greeks
under the Ptolomeic monarchy ? One thing which certainly changed was that there was a spread of Greek culture. Greek became the official language which included the entire far east
(Roberts 127). Yet, while a great deal of Greek influences permeated the cities in the region, there would be elements of other cultures and other times past. For example, in
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