Hellenistic Monarchy Decline of the Polis Relations between Hellenistic kings and city-states Migration of Greeks to the east

ast Elite status and opportunities for Greeks abroad Dominance of Hellenized upper classes Hellenistic Economy Mass coinage under Alexander New roads and flourishing trade Greek becomes international language of commerce, administration, culture Hellenistic Cities in the East Physical appearance Structure Alexandria, Antioch and Pergamum Hellenistic Culture Growth of literacy Elite class of philosophers and scholars Shift from public to private life The rise of literary criticism Hellenistic Kings as patronsHellenistic poets and playwrights Hellenistic Science Separation of science from philosophy Hellenistic Mathematics Euclid Archimedes Aristarchus Eratosthenes