Dehellenization
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| - | The '''Hellenistic period''' describes the era which followed the conquests of [[Alexander the Great]]. During this time, Greek cultural influence and power was at its zenith in Europe and Asia. It is often considered a period of transition, sometimes even of decline or decadence, between the brilliance of the Greek [[Classical Greece|Classical Era]] and the emergence of the [[Roman Empire]]. Usually taken to begin with the death of Alexander in 323 BC, the Hellenistic period may either be seen to end with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by [[Roman Republic|Rome]] in 146 BC; or the final defeat of the last remaining successor-state to Alexander's empire, the [[Ptolemaic kingdom]] of Egypt in 31/30 BC. The Hellenistic period was characterized by a new wave of colonists which established Greek cities and kingdoms in [[Asia]] and [[Africa]]. | + | '''Dehellenization''' is the disillusionment with Greek Philosophy stemming from the [[Hellenistic Period]] and the use of reason in particular, usually committed by a religion or faith-based system. Strictly, it means an undoing of [[Hellenization]]: the spread of Greek culture and philosophy. It was coined by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] in 2006 during his speech entitled “Faith, Reason, and the University: Memories and Reflections,” in order to refer to the attempt of some recent scholars to separate Christianity from Greek philosophical thought. |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Roman Republic]] | + | |
| - | *[[Parthian Empire]] | + | |
| - | *[[Maurya Empire]] | + | |
| - | *[[Han dynasty]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pre-Roman Iron Age]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ancient Carthage]] | + | |
| - | *[[La Tène culture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Greco-Roman world]] | + | |
| - | *[[Scythians]] | + | |
| - | *[[Tashtyk culture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Kushan Empire]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dehellenization]] | + | |
| - | *[[Hellenism (Academia)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Hellenism (neoclassicism)]] | + | |
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Dehellenization is the disillusionment with Greek Philosophy stemming from the Hellenistic Period and the use of reason in particular, usually committed by a religion or faith-based system. Strictly, it means an undoing of Hellenization: the spread of Greek culture and philosophy. It was coined by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 during his speech entitled “Faith, Reason, and the University: Memories and Reflections,” in order to refer to the attempt of some recent scholars to separate Christianity from Greek philosophical thought.
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