Hellenistic describes the time between when Alexander conquered half the globe and when greek became the lingua franca of intellectuals in the newly enlarged *roman* empire, much at Latin was in Medieval times and the renaiscance. IE 323 TO 300 BC.
But I expect you would find this information in any good dictionary of philosophy.
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Subject: MD Query
Hey Group:
Was reading a short summary on Socrates and just wondering - What is the
basis for the term "Hellenistic"? Does it refer to the period of time of the
pre-Socatics through Aristotle? Is it a "golden age" of Greece? And what is
the root of the word? I think a portion of the Greek empire was once known
as "Hellas", but I could be wrong...and are "Hellenic" and "Hellenistic"
interchangeable? Put your thinking caps on...
Clarke
