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The Hellenistic period was an exciting time of cultural exchange, innovation and warfare, which came about in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great.
Seleucid empire, (312–64 bce), an ancient empire that at its greatest extent stretched from Thrace in Europe to the border of India. It was carved out of the remains of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian empire by its founder, Seleucus I Nicator. (See also Hellenistic Age.) Seleucus, one of Alexander’s leading generals, became satrap (governor) of Babylonia in 321, two years after the death of Alexander. In the prolonged power struggle between the former generals of Alexander for control of the disintegrating empire, Seleucus sided with Ptolemy I of Egypt against Antigonus I, Alexander’s successor on the Macedonian throne, who had
Yale researchers in computer science, archaeology, and history are teaming up to uncover long-lost clues among artifacts from the ancient city of Dura-Europos.