Everything. They imitated everything that the Greeks did. For example, sculptures. Plus, they held the greeks captives as slaves in order to "use" their intelligence.
Hellenistic
it is Hellenistic because Hellenistic means greek like and pompeii is greek like.
Persian, Egyptian, Indian, and Greek.
like greek, or greek culture.
Archaic Period Classical Period Hellenistic Period
Hellenistic means 'like Greek'.
Hellenistic civilization is a blend of Greek and Easter influences. Hellenism began in 323 BCE and was catalyzed by Alexander the Great and the creation of his expansive empire.
ancient Greece
to spread greek culture and civilization.(hellenistic culture)
the civilization of greek life,as organized around the city state of the early 5th century was only doubtfully civilized,to the north and west lay greek speaking barbarism
Yes, after Alexander the Great had established his Hellenistic empire, he somehow managed to diplomatically blend their eastern and western cultures. So, to answer your question, yes, the Hellenistic civilization is a blend of eastern and western cultures.
The Hellenistic civilisation was established in the the kingdoms which Alexander's generals established from his empire after his death. They established kingdoms of their own from the ex-Persian empire which Alexander had seized, settling down after much infighting to Egypt, Macedonia, Syria and Pergamon. The word Hellenistic means 'like Hellenic' as it affected only the Macedonian and Greek upper classes, the mass of people continuing their own cultures. Hellenes and Hellenic is what the Greeks called themselves - the word Greek was bestowed on them by Rome.