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  4. The Hellenistic Period and Its Archaeology
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Last Updated: 19/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK346 - The Hellenistic Period and Its Archaeology VI. SEMESTER 3 +0 5.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. RAHŞAN TAMSÜ POLAT
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources Hellenistic and Roman Anatolia (Ed. O. Tekin), YKY Pub. Istanbul, 2019.R. Malcolm Errington, Hellenistic History of the World 323-30 BC (Trans. G. Günata), Istanbul, 2017.A.B. Basworth, The Life and Conquests of Alexander the Great: Conquest and Empire (Trans. H. Çalışkan), Ankara, 2005.O. Tekin, Ancient Greek History, in: The Hellenistic Age and Macedonian Hegemony, 95-115.M. Ali Kaya, History and Civilizations of Turkey: Persian Dominion and Civilizations, Izmir, 2012.A. Müfid Mansel, Aegean and Greek History, Ankara, 1988.L. Burn, Hellenistic Art: From Alexander the Great to Augustus (2005).Smith, R. R. R. Hellenistic sculpture, 1995.Smith, R.R.R, Hellenistic Sculpture, Homer Kitabevi, Istanbul (2002).Özgan, R., Hellenistic Sculpture, I-II-III, Istanbul.G. Richter, Greek Art, Trans. B. Madra, Cem Publications, Istanbul, 1984.M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age, 1961.G. Lippold, Die Griechische Plastik, 1950.Smith, R. R. R., Hellenistic Royal Portraits, 1988.Gardner, P. 1905. `The Apoxymenos of Lysippos, JHS 25:234-59Serwint, N. 1996. `Lysippos, in The Dictionary of Art vol. 19: 852-54Stewart, A.F. 1983. `Lysippos and Hellenistic sculpture, AJA 87:262.Vermeule, C.C. 1975. `The weary Herakles of Lysippos, AJA 79:323 32.Burn L., Hellenistic Art: From Alexander The Great To Augustus, 2005.Havelock, C. M. Hellenistic Art, 1968.
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Aims of the Course It examines the political process and art of the approximately 300-year Hellenistic Period, which began with the Eastern campaign of Alexander the Great, was shaped by the struggles for the throne that broke out among his generals (Diadochi) following his death, and concluded with the annexation of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt by Rome (30 BCE).

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Week - 1 The establishment of the Kingdom of Macedonia and the reign of King Philip.
Week - 2 The Policies of King Philip, Factors Preparing the Hellenistic Period.
Week - 3 The Kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander's Eastern Campaign.
Week - 4 The Diadochi Period, its political structure and policies.
Week - 5 The Diadochi Period, its political structure and policies.
Week - 6 Art of the Hellenistic Period: Sculpture, Schools and Traditions, Significant Works and Sculptors
Week - 7 Art of the Hellenistic Period: Sculpture, Schools and Traditions, Significant Works and Sculptors
Week - 8 Art of the Hellenistic Period: Sculpture, Schools and Traditions, Significant Works and Sculptors
Week - 9 Hellenistic Period Architecture: Urban Planning Concepts, Architects, Important Structures
Week - 10 Hellenistic Period Architecture: Urban Planning Concepts, Architects, Significant Structures
Week - 11 Hellenistic Period Architecture: Urban Planning Concepts, Architects, Significant Structures
Week - 12 Hellenistic Period Architecture: Urban Planning Concepts, Architects, Significant Structures
Week - 13 Ceramic Art in the Hellenistic Period: Ceramic groups that characterized the period
Week - 14 Ceramic Art in the Hellenistic Period: Ceramic groups that characterized the period

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