Hellenistic Culture

 I.  Hellenistic Philosophy and Religion

A. New philosophic traditions
1. Cynics--withdrawal from madness of world
2. Epicurians--happiness in simple pleasures
3. Stoics--happiness in duty

B. Mystery Religions: escape to the divine

C. Correlation of Hellenistic philosophy and society

1. search for individual happiness rather than political ideals

II. Art
        A. Hellenistic "realism" vs. classical "idealism"
1. comparing Laocoön with  Doryphorous
            2. comparing Venus de Milo with Erectheum

3. examples of Nike and Dying Gaul 

B. Correlation of Hellenistic art and philosophy

1. vital, but not balanced

2. collapse of idealism?

III. Achievements in Math and Science
        A.  Euclidian Geometry

B. Archimedes discovers Pi

C. Calculation of the size of earth, distance of sun and moon
1. Ptolemy's geography and astronomy (Roman era) 

D. Strengths and weaknesses of Hippocratic medicine