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Afterword, Looking Forward: Greek Culture after Hellenistic Period (A.…
Afterword, Looking Forward: Greek Culture after Hellenistic Period
A. Until the Final collapse of the Western Roman Empire (AD 476)
Macedon became a Roman province 148 BC
Capital of Achaea: Corinth, and Greeks have to adjust to Roman rule; they paid taxes to the Roman Empire and got protection in return (Romana: Roman Peace)
Roman not interested in Greek Culture, but Philhellenic: loving Greece
Philhellenic Emperors:
Nero (r. 54-68)
Competed in musical and athletic competition, not well liked
Hadrian (r. 117-138)
One of the 5 good emperors
Nicknamed "Graecculus" the little greek
Committed to supporting Greek Philosophy and Art
Lovers of greek culture had facial hair, roman culture were clean shaven
129: watched games and contributed
Funded 2 Athenian temples
Marcus Aurelius ( r. 161-180)
educated by athenian sophist
wrote major philosophical work in greek (
meditations
; logos)logos: distinguished between you can and can't control
*A few Greek Epic Poets: Quintus (fl. 111), Nonnus (Dionysiaca, fl. V) 48 books, Musaeus (fl. V-VI)
The Greek Anthology: epigrams from the Greek period compiled from 2 manuscripts
Representatives of the second sophistic movement: Dio Chryostom, Aelius Aristides, Lucian of Samosata, and Philostratus
Plutarch (ca. 46- 120)
Parallel Lives
: Ethical, interested in romans learning from the past
B. From A.D. 476 until the Final collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire (AD 1453)
Eastern half was Greeker (Byzantine) : Influence of Christianity
Diocletian (r. 285-305) and Division of Empire: Split empire into halves
Constantine
Renamed Byzantine --> Constantinopole
Emphasis on Greek Cultural side
Converts religion to Christianity, and traditional greeks became known as pagans
Ancient Greek Virtues: Wisdom = Faith; Courage = Love; Self-Control = Hope; Justice = Unity