Hellenistic
There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:
![]() Herculaneum, Villa of the Papyri, Pyrrhus of Epirus |
![]() Herculaneum, Villa of the Papyri, Seleucus I Nicator |
![]() Hermopolis, Portrait of a Cleopatra I, Cleopatra II, or Berenice III |
Herod the Great
Herod (73-5/4 BCE) was the pro-Roman king of the small Jewish state in the last decades before the common era.Early years …Herodas
Herodas (Greek: Ἡρώδας): Hellenistic poet, author of several mimes, short poems containing a farce.The Author Myrina, Statuette of two chatting ladies Among…Herodian 1.11
Herodian (late second, first half third century): Greek historian, author of a History of the Roman Empire since the Death of Marcus Aurelius in which he describes the reign of Commodus (180-192), the Year of the Five Emperors (193), the age…Herodian 2.2
Herodian (late second, first half third century): Greek historian, author of a History of the Roman Empire since the Death of Marcus Aurelius in which he describes the reign of Commodus (180-192), the Year of the Five Emperors (193), the age…Hipparchus
Hipparchus of Nicaea (second century BCE): Greek astronomer, discoverer of the precession.The stellar catalogue made by Hipparchus of Nicaea contains observations that can be dated to 162-128 BCE, and this gives us an indication about the period in which he…Hippodamian Plan
Hippodamian Plan: modern name for a gridiron city plan. Map of Hellenistic Halos The Hippodamian Plan is, essentially, a city plan that…Historiography
Historiography: the study of the way historians have tried to render account of their past.Ancient Near East Clio, the Muse of…
![]() Histria, Relief of the three Horae |
![]() Hvar, Stari Grad, Boundary inscription |