Politics, Philosophy, and Science in the Hellenistic World. The Hellenistic World.
Hellenistic Urbanization
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Hellenistic UrbanizationHellenistic Urbanization
The Culture of CitiesThe Culture of Cities
Monday, November 30/2005Monday, November 30/2005
SOSC 2730SOSC 2730
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• 7 7 Hellenistic Absolutism &Hellenistic Absolutism &UrbanityUrbanity
• 8 8 Megalopolis into Megalopolis into NecropolisNecropolis
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Selected CivilizationsSelected Civilizations
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City-BuildingCity-BuildingEconomic ActivitiesEconomic Activities
• local tradelocal trade• long-distance tradelong-distance trade• manufacturingmanufacturing• financefinance
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Long-Distance TradeLong-Distance Trade
• merchantsmerchants–wholesale, retailwholesale, retail
• goods & flow of exchange mediumgoods & flow of exchange medium• customs duties/tax collection, customs duties/tax collection,
carters, warehousing activities, carters, warehousing activities, credit facilities, information credit facilities, information networknetwork
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Strategic ImportanceStrategic Importance
• large cities were important large cities were important gathering pointsgathering points–AGGLOMERATIONAGGLOMERATION– information, markets, distributioninformation, markets, distribution
• large cities were important entry large cities were important entry pointspoints–GATEWAY FUNCTIONGATEWAY FUNCTION
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Major Cities in theMajor Cities in theHellenistic WorldHellenistic World
CorinthCorinth AlexandriaAlexandria GazaGazaAthensAthens AntiochAntioch NicomediaNicomediaSpartaSparta BabylonBabylon PergamumPergamumThebesThebes DamascusDamascus PetraPetra
Dura-EuroposDura-Europos SeleuceiaSeleuceiaEphesusEphesus TyreTyre
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Major Cities in theMajor Cities in theHellenistic WorldHellenistic World
• important centres ofimportant centres of–cultural disseminationcultural dissemination–cultural blendingcultural blending• Greek languageGreek language• art, architecture, scienceart, architecture, science
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• agricultureagriculture• tradetrade• citiescities• architecturearchitecture
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StoaStoa
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TheatresTheatres
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Council HallsCouncil Halls
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PeristylePeristyle
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