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===Hellenistic period (323–146&nbsp;BC)===
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Greece began the Hellenistic period with the increasing power of [[Macedon]] and the conquests of [[Alexander the Great]]. [[Koine Greek|Greek]] became the ''[[lingua franca]]'' far beyond Greece itself, and Hellenistic culture interacted with the cultures of [[Seleucid Empire|Persia]], the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] and [[Kingdom of Judah]], [[Greco-Bactrian Kingdom|Central Asia]] and [[Ptolemaic Egypt|Egypt]]. Significant advances were made in the sciences ([[Ancient Greek geography|geography]], [[Greek astronomy|astronomy]], [[Greek mathematics|mathematics]], etc.), notably with the [[Peripatetic school|followers]] of [[Aristotle]] ([[Aristotelianism]]).

The Hellenistic period ended with the increase of the [[Roman Republic]] to a super-regional power during the 2nd century&nbsp;BC and the Roman conquest of Greece in 146&nbsp;BC.