Hellenistic Culture

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Hellenistic Culture. Old Market Woman: 1 st century CE Roman copy of a 2 nd century BCE Greek original. The Hellenistic agora at Ephesus (in modern Turkey). Epicurus (341-270BCE). The “Painted Stoa”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Hellenistic Culture

Old Market Woman: 1st century CE Roman copy of a 2nd century BCE Greek original

The Hellenistic agora at Ephesus (in modern Turkey)

The “Painted Stoa”

Epicurus (341-270BCE)

This portion of a wall painting discovered at the buried city of Pompeii is understood by scholar to show a ceremony in devotion to Isis.

The Doryphoros (The Spear-bearer) , Roman copy of Greek original (mid-400s BCE)

The Thorn-puller. Roman copy of

Hellenistic original (c300sBCE)

Laocoön and his Sons. Roman copy of Hellenistic original (c200 BCE)

"Ludovisi Gaul and Wife." Roman copy of Hellenistic original (c220s BCE)

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