hellenistic

Interestingly, in the Hellenistic philosophies, you'll find a combination of both.

Following Alexander's death, Ptolemy the 1st initiated the age of Hellenistic Egypt.

We have seen how the Hellenistic philosophers recycled the ideas of earlier philosophers.

Some of that Hellenistic stuff has a certain decadent charm that's rather attractive.

The Abbasids oversaw an efflorescence of culture unlike anything that had been seen since Hellenistic times.

The longing for " salvation" in the sense of redemption was widespread all over the Hellenistic world.

Hellenistic science, too, was influenced by a blend of knowledge from the various cultures.

Belief in " demigods" was quite widespread in Greek and Hellenistic religions.

However, they had to share those cities with Hellenistic  Greeks, and these two groups often clashed over cultural differences.

The ancient Hellenistic city of Antioch, affected most by the tragedy, lay close to the  modern city of Antakya.