diff --git a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv index 36b766b..0dbb274 100644 --- a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv +++ b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv @@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ 445d5a 1771805308 450ee0 1771805399 459036 1771805486 +49cfd2 1771805548 diff --git a/.automate/continuous-improve.log b/.automate/continuous-improve.log index b9a3786..a225442 100644 --- a/.automate/continuous-improve.log +++ b/.automate/continuous-improve.log @@ -3699,3 +3699,13 @@ To https://gitea.home.everyonce.com/daniel/factbase-ancient-history.git [?25h status: UPDATED | Battle of Thermopylae | changes: Removed duplicate title heading; cleared answered review queue (already applied); enriched with: detailed Greek force composition (all contingents with numbers), "Molon Labe" quote, Anopaia path name, Persian Immortals detail, hoplite vs. archer tactical context, Leonidas' death and post-battle fate, archaeological findings at Kolonos Hill, Battle of Plataea outcome, later battles at Thermopylae (279 BCE, 191 BCE, 1941 CE); added two new footnotes (World History Encyclopedia, The Archaeologist 2025) +[main 39d481d] improve: Battle of Thermopylae + 5 files changed, 87 insertions(+) + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-shm + delete mode 100644 .factbase/factbase.db-wal +[2026-02-23 00:12:28] ✅ Committed: improve: Battle of Thermopylae +[2026-02-23 00:12:28] Done (54s) — UPDATED +[2026-02-23 00:12:33] [16/66] Next up... +[2026-02-23 00:12:33] ━━━ [Hellenism] (517513) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━ +[2026-02-23 00:12:33] 🧹 Bash cleanup applied +[2026-02-23 00:12:33] 🔍 Enrichment + review pass diff --git a/.automate/improve-history.log b/.automate/improve-history.log index 962da08..31e943c 100644 --- a/.automate/improve-history.log +++ b/.automate/improve-history.log @@ -67,3 +67,6 @@ [2026-02-23T00:11:26+00:00] 459036 | Early Christianity status: UPDATED | Early Christianity | changes: removed duplicate heading; fixed malformed @t[4 BCE..30] to @t[~4 BCE..~30 CE]; added temporal tags to 8 previously untagged facts (origin, NT writing, Paul's journeys, persecutions, christological debates, canon formation, monasticism); enriched with Council of Chalcedon (451 CE), Chalcedonian Schism, and Donatist controversy; added [^3] citation (World History Encyclopedia); removed resolved review queue section; filed bug #93 for apply_review_answers returning no-op on 27 answered questions duration: 79s +[2026-02-23T00:12:28+00:00] 49cfd2 | Battle of Thermopylae + status: UPDATED | Battle of Thermopylae | changes: Removed duplicate title heading; cleared answered review queue (already applied); enriched with: detailed Greek force composition (all contingents with numbers), "Molon Labe" quote, Anopaia path name, Persian Immortals detail, hoplite vs. archer tactical context, Leonidas' death and post-battle fate, archaeological findings at Kolonos Hill, Battle of Plataea outcome, later battles at Thermopylae (279 BCE, 191 BCE, 1941 CE); added two new footnotes (World History Encyclopedia, The Archaeologist 2025) + duration: 54s diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..236cbc8 Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9f8273d Binary files /dev/null and b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal differ diff --git a/cultural-movements/hellenism.md b/cultural-movements/hellenism.md index e4cc25a..698aa61 100644 --- a/cultural-movements/hellenism.md +++ b/cultural-movements/hellenism.md @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ # Hellenism -# Hellenism - ## Overview -Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek language, culture, art, and thought across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East following Alexander the Great's conquests (323 BCE onward). The Hellenistic period lasted until Roman absorption of the last successor kingdom (30 BCE). @t[=323 BCE] +Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek language, culture, art, and thought across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East following Alexander the Great's conquests. The Hellenistic period lasted from Alexander's death (323 BCE) until Roman absorption of the last successor kingdom with the death of Cleopatra VII (30 BCE). @t[323 BCE..30 BCE] ## Key Facts - Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII) @t[323 BCE..30 BCE] - Region: Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Central Asia, Egypt - Key kingdoms: Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Antigonid Macedon, Pergamon - Lingua franca: Koine Greek +- End marker: Battle of Actium (31 BCE) followed by Roman conquest of Egypt (30 BCE) [^3] ## Cultural Achievements -- Library of Alexandria and the Mouseion +- Library of Alexandria and the Mouseion: by the 2nd century BCE, Alexandria had grown into a cosmopolitan metropolis of ~300,000 people [^3] - Hellenistic sculpture: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Laocoön - Science: Euclid, Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus - Philosophy: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism flourished [^1] @@ -23,6 +22,11 @@ Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek language, culture, art, and thought acro - Greek became the administrative and literary language from Egypt to Afghanistan - Hellenistic Judaism: Septuagint translation, Philo of Alexandria [^2] +## Economy and Urban Development +- Alexander's Persian campaign injected vast quantities of silver bullion into the Greek monetary system, enabling standardized coinage across the Hellenistic world [^3] +- Major Hellenistic cities — Alexandria, Antioch, Pergamon — were planned on Hippodamian grid layouts with monumental public spaces blending Greek and local architectural traditions +- Long-distance trade networks connected the Mediterranean to Central Asia and India, facilitated by shared coinage standards and Koine Greek as a commercial language + ## Legacy - Roman culture was deeply Hellenized ("Captive Greece captured her rude conqueror" — Horace) - Koine Greek became the language of the New Testament @@ -31,66 +35,4 @@ Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek language, culture, art, and thought acro --- [^1]: Shipley, G. *The Greek World After Alexander* (Routledge, 2000) [^2]: Green, P. *Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age* (1990) ---- - -## Review Queue - - -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII)" - when was this true? -> 30 BCE event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Region: Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Central Asia, Egypt" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key kingdoms: Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Antigonid Macedon, Pergamon" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Lingua franca: Koine Greek" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Library of Alexandria and the Mouseion" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hellenistic sculpture: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Laocoön" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Science: Euclid, Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Philosophy: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism flourished [^1]" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Greek and local cultures blended: Serapis (Egyptian-Greek deity), Gandhara ar..." - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Greek became the administrative and literary language from Egypt to Afghanistan" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Hellenistic Judaism: Septuagint translation, Philo of Alexandria [^2]" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Roman culture was deeply Hellenized ("Captive Greece captured her rude conque..." - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Koine Greek became the language of the New Testament" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Hellenistic science and philosophy transmitted to the Islamic Golden Age" - when was this true? -> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII)" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Region: Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Central Asia, Egypt" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Key kingdoms: Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Antigonid Macedon, Pergamon" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Lingua franca: Koine Greek" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Library of Alexandria and the Mouseion" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Hellenistic sculpture: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Laocoön" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Science: Euclid, Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 22: "Greek and local cultures blended: Serapis (Egyptian-Greek deity), Gandhara ar..." - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Greek became the administrative and literary language from Egypt to Afghanistan" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 27: "Roman culture was deeply Hellenized ("Captive Greece captured her rude conque..." - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 28: "Koine Greek became the language of the New Testament" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 29: "Hellenistic science and philosophy transmitted to the Islamic Golden Age" - what is the source? -> Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] -- [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 10: "Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII)" - what does "VII" mean in this context? -> VII indicates the seventh ruler named Cleopatra in the Ptolemaic dynasty. -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 19: "Philosophy: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism flourished [^1]" - Shipley source from 2000 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Scholarship remains current. Shipley's work on Hellenistic philosophy is still authoritative. -- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Hellenistic Judaism: Septuagint translation, Philo of Alexandria [^2]" - Green source from 1990 may be outdated, is this still accurate? -> Scholarship remains current. Green's work on Hellenistic Judaism is still foundational. \ No newline at end of file +[^3]: Erskine, A. 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