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{{stub}}Hellenistic means anything relating to Greek history, culture, and art after the life of [[Alexander the Great]].

'''Hellenistic''' means anything relating to [[Greeks|Greek]] history, culture, and art after the life of [[Alexander the Great]]. Hellenization was the process of adopting a Hellenistic view, culture and Greek ways, but also [[atheism]] and worship of Greek idols - [[Idolatry]]. Ancient [[Israel]] had a great deal of difficulty in keeping Jewish culture separate from the influences of Hellenization and the clash of cultures among the [[Jewish]] people sometimes manifested itself in violent ways, the empire oppressing them.