Hellenism

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"The monastery's property is being seized and expropriated. This spiritual beacon of Orthodoxy and Hellenism is now facing an existential threat," he said in a statement.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

In the east, Romans maintained a measured reverence for Greek culture, embracing some elements of Hellenism.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Thanks to new tools and techniques, the glories of Hellenism could be commodified and commercialized.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2016

So although the Maccabees started as opponents of Hellenism, they soon become among its most enthusiastic admirers and adopters.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2015

Later History.—It remains only to glance at the ultimate destinies of Hellenism in West and East.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various