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Who was unable to tell the difference between real and painted fruit? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | birds | advqa_7700 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following traits was not valued in classical Greek art: calm, perfected, or erotic? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | erotic | advqa_7701 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What style of art changed over time? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | Hellenistic | advqa_7702 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following was one of the ideals of Hellenistic art: sensuality, idealism, or stoicism? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | sensuality | advqa_7703 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
The values of sensuality and passion may be responsible for the popularity of what kind of painting? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | The female nude | advqa_7704 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What kind of greek art style did hellenistic art used to be? | Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeu... | classical | advqa_7705 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was Calas? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | a general | advqa_7706 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who brought the kingdom of Bithynia to an end? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Nicomedes IV | advqa_7707 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What did Bas do to Bithynia? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | maintained the independence of Bithynia | advqa_7708 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was the father of Zipoetes? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Bas | advqa_7709 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where was Nicomedes' father from? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Bithynia | advqa_7710 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was Prusias's father? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Nicomedes I | advqa_7711 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who ruled Bithynia before Bas? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Calas | advqa_7712 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
When did the Bithynians eventually fall? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | 74 BCE | advqa_7713 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was Nicomedes' father? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Zipoetes I | advqa_7714 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was Zipoetes' son? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Nicomedes | advqa_7715 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Identify the kingdom of Prusias I? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Bithynia | advqa_7716 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who did Nicomedes I inherit from? | The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zipoetes I of Bithynia maintained this autonomy a... | Bas | advqa_7717 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was on the losing side in 31 BC? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Ptolemaic Kingdom | advqa_7718 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What happened in 330 AD? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | move by Roman emperor Constantine the Great of the capital of the Roman Empire to Constantinople | advqa_7719 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How would one likely refer to something that is a product of ancient Greece? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Hellenistic | advqa_7720 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What does Hellenic cover? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Greece itself | advqa_7721 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which event occured after Christ was born: the Achaen War or the move by Roman emperor Constantine the Great? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | move by Roman emperor Constantine the Great | advqa_7722 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What event related to war might you see as the end of the Hellenistic era if you think it ended less than a century before the common era? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Battle of Actium | advqa_7723 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What does Hellenistic mean? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | encompasses the entire sphere of direct ancient Greek influence | advqa_7724 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which occurred earlier, the move to Constantinople or the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom | advqa_7725 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What happened right after the Achean War? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC | advqa_7726 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which term is less broad, Hellenistic or Hellenic? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Hellenic | advqa_7727 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What in Greece was taken over less than a century before the common era, which some historians believe signaled the end of an era? | Scholars and historians are divided as to what event signals the end of the Hellenistic era. The Hellenistic period may be seen to end either with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC following the Achean War, with the final defeat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, or ev... | Ptolemaic Kingdom | advqa_7728 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following does not refer to the same work: Geschichte des Hellenismus, Ancient Greece, or History of Hellenism? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Ancient Greece | advqa_7729 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
To what period does the term Hellenistic date? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | 19th-century | advqa_7730 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What initiated the term Hellenism? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Geschichte des Hellenismus | advqa_7731 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following was born earlier: Droysen or Alexander? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Alexander | advqa_7732 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following is not a writer: Matthew Arnold, J. G. Droysen or Alexander? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Alexander | advqa_7733 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What was the starting point of Hellenism? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Alexander’s conquest | advqa_7734 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which did NOT write Culture and Anarchy, Arnold or Droysen? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Droysen | advqa_7735 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which of the following does not refer to the same work: History of Hellenism, Geschichte de Hellenismus or Culture and Anarchy? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Culture and Anarchy | advqa_7736 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who wrote first, Droysen or Arnold? | "Hellenistic" is a modern word and a 19th-century concept; the idea of a Hellenistic period did not exist in Ancient Greece. Although words related in form or meaning, e.g. Hellenist (Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστής, Hellēnistēs), have been attested since ancient times, it was J. G. Droysen in the mid-19th century, who in hi... | Droysen | advqa_7737 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where did Greek culture become popular? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom) | advqa_7738 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What range could primary cultural centers be located? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | Greece to Pergamon, Rhodes, and new Greek colonies such as Seleucia, Antioch, Alexandria and Ai-Khanoum | advqa_7739 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How susceptible was Greek culture to non-Greek practices? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | these new kingdoms were influenced by the indigenous cultures | advqa_7740 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
After Greeks from different areas, as opposed to those from Mother Cities began colonizing, what happened to the Greek language abroad. | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | This mixture of Greek-speakers gave birth to a common Attic-based dialect, known as Koine Greek | advqa_7741 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How did the Hellenistic period of colonization differ from earlier periods of conquest | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | Greek colonists who came from different parts of the Greek world, and not, as before, from a specific "mother city" | advqa_7742 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
When did the period of Greco-Macedonian colonization take place | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire | advqa_7743 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where did Greek language become popular? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom) | advqa_7744 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where in Asia did greke language and culture extend? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | as far as modern-day Pakistan | advqa_7745 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What distinguishes Hellenistic culture? | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | a fusion of the Ancient Greek world with that of the Near East, Middle East, and Southwest Asia | advqa_7746 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Why was there a fusion of Greek culture with those of areas the Greeks colonized. | After Alexander the Great's ventures in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were established throughout south-west Asia (Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon), north-east Africa (Ptolemaic Kingdom) and South Asia (Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom). This resulted in the export of Greek culture and languag... | new kingdoms were influenced by the indigenous cultures, adopting local practices where beneficial, necessary, or convenient | advqa_7747 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What is Callimachus' claim to fame? | Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived on the grounds of the library. He and his successors also fought a series ... | poets | advqa_7748 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who was known for more than poetry?? | Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived on the grounds of the library. He and his successors also fought a series ... | Ptolemy II | advqa_7749 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Based on this passage alone, we are only sure of the results from which war? | Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived on the grounds of the library. He and his successors also fought a series ... | the great battle of Raphia | advqa_7750 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What is next on the list of significance? | The most important source after Polybius is Diodorus Siculus who wrote his Bibliotheca historica between 60 and 30 BCE and reproduced some important earlier sources such as Hieronymus, but his account of the Hellenistic period breaks off after the battle of Ipsus (301). Another important source, Plutarch's (c.50—c.120)... | Diodorus | advqa_7751 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What does royalty rule over? | The most important source after Polybius is Diodorus Siculus who wrote his Bibliotheca historica between 60 and 30 BCE and reproduced some important earlier sources such as Hieronymus, but his account of the Hellenistic period breaks off after the battle of Ipsus (301). Another important source, Plutarch's (c.50—c.120)... | kingdoms | advqa_7752 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Something that has significance is what? | The most important source after Polybius is Diodorus Siculus who wrote his Bibliotheca historica between 60 and 30 BCE and reproduced some important earlier sources such as Hieronymus, but his account of the Hellenistic period breaks off after the battle of Ipsus (301). Another important source, Plutarch's (c.50—c.120)... | Polybius | advqa_7753 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What kind of empire was Alexandria a part of? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Hellenistic | advqa_7754 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What are the places that people now go to exercise which was one of the places only Greeks were allowed in? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Gymnasiums | advqa_7755 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How much of the native population spoke Greek throughout the Hellenistic World? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Some | advqa_7756 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who were the Greco-Macedonian colonists? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | transplanted Greek elite | advqa_7757 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What was the process of becoming culturally more Greek that colonizers did not bestow on most locals? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Hellenized | advqa_7758 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What were the examples of locales that picked up a lot of the Hellenic culture? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Alexandria and Antioch | advqa_7759 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where was the Seleucid empire? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Hellenistic world | advqa_7760 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What empire was Antioch a part of besides the Seleucid? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Hellenistic | advqa_7761 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What did the Greeks consider the local people where they had taken over? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | barbarians | advqa_7762 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where did less than three out of every hundred individuals adopt Greek ways? | Throughout the Hellenistic world, these Greco-Macedonian colonists considered themselves by and large superior to the native "barbarians" and excluded most non-Greeks from the upper echelons of courtly and government life. Most of the native population was not Hellenized, had little access to Greek culture and often fo... | Seleucid empire | advqa_7763 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Whose contributions from this period might by recognized by a modern day student of geometry? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Euclid | advqa_7764 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What athletic endeavor grew to prominence during the Hellenistic Period? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | competitive public games | advqa_7765 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What type of amusement flourished in playhouses during the Hellenistic era? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | popular entertainment | advqa_7766 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What ended the Hellenistic Period? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | emergence of the Roman Empire | advqa_7767 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What historical event indicated the termination of the Hellenistic era? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | the Battle of Actium | advqa_7768 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Following the end of the period of Greek influence, what major ancient power took control of Egypt? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Roman Empire | advqa_7769 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What is the Hellenistic period considered to be? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | period of transition, sometimes even of decadence or degeneration | advqa_7770 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
The Hellenistic Period is generally marked by what characterisitic? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Greek cultural influence and power | advqa_7771 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What is the discipline for which Euclid is known? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | mathematician | advqa_7772 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which two mathmaticians rose to prominence in the Hellenistic period? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Archimedes | advqa_7773 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
The period of Greek influence along the Nile is usually known as? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Ptolemaic Egypt | advqa_7774 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which new Gods were included in the religious practice of the Greeks during the Hellenistic period? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Greco-Egyptian Serapis, eastern deities such as Attis and Cybele | advqa_7775 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What type of new development that was neither artistic nor scientific significantly advanced during the Hellenistic era? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | exploration | advqa_7776 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What is the historical era that occurred from 323BC to 31BC frequently deemed to be in terms of humanity's development | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | a period of transition, sometimes even of decadence or degeneration | advqa_7777 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What philosopies arose during the Hellenistic period? | The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. At this time, G... | Stoicism and Epicureanism | advqa_7778 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Why was this rejection problematic? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world | advqa_7779 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Why did the Epicureans go against these offices and civil service? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal | advqa_7780 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What work by a Roman emperor shows the influence of Stoicism on the Roman upper classes? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Meditations | advqa_7781 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What would allow one to live in accordance with Nature according to the philosophy of which Sphairos of Borysthenes and Antigonus II were both adherents? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | virtue | advqa_7782 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What defining institution of the Greek world was rejected by those who promoted atomism an an asceticism based on freedom from pain, as well as by those who rejected all material possessions and social conventions? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | the polis | advqa_7783 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Why would Diogenes not be interested in wealth? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material possessions | advqa_7784 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How did the Cynics reject this? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | The Cyrenaics meanwhile, embraced hedonism, arguing that pleasure was the only true good | advqa_7785 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What philosophy was founded by a man of whom the Athenians set up a gold statue? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Stoicism | advqa_7786 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What group focused on reducing harm? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Epicureans | advqa_7787 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Which city was Zeno prominent in? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Athenians | advqa_7788 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What group would be interested in material possessions? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Cyrenaics | advqa_7789 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who invited the founder of a philosophy that taught that virtue was sufficient for eudaimonia to the Macedonian court? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | Antigonus II Gonatas | advqa_7790 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What was a rejection of the public? | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service, which amounted to a rejection of the polis itself, the defining institution of the Greek world. Epicurus promoted atomism and an asceticism based on freedom from pain as its ultimate goal. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material po... | The Epicureans and the Cynics rejected public offices and civic service | advqa_7791 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Why did Antiochus second guess his choice to take over the kingdom? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Antiochus came to realise that there were advantages in the status quo | advqa_7792 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
How was Euthydemus threatened? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Greco-Bactrian kingdom was invaded by a resurgent Seleucid empire under Antiochus III | advqa_7793 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Where were Bactria, Sogdiana, and Margiana located in modern maps? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Afghanistan | advqa_7794 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What happened when there was a forced coupling of children? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | legitimising the Greco-Bactria dynasty | advqa_7795 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What happened in 230 BC? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Diodotus II, son of Diodotus, was overthrown | advqa_7796 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
What did Antiochus lead? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Seleucid empire | advqa_7797 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Whose expansiveness gave it an advantage over being managed by a central authority? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | kingdom of Bactria | advqa_7798 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
Who got to kick someone off the throne? | The Greek kingdom of Bactria began as a breakaway satrapy of the Seleucid empire, which, because of the size of the empire, had significant freedom from central control. Between 255-246 BCE, the governor of Bactria, Sogdiana and Margiana (most of present-day Afghanistan), one Diodotus, took this process to its logical ... | Euthydemus | advqa_7799 | adversarial_qa | expert | adversarial_reading_comprehension | null | [] | {} |
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