Hellenistic natural philosophy

Greek civilization proper ended with the death of Alexander the Great.
"Hellenistic civilization," an amalgam of Greek and Middle Eastern elements, gradually emerged.

Some times:

323 BC death of Alexander the Great.
~ 300 BC kings rule a divided empire
~ 300 BC Euclid mathematician. [~323 to ~285 BC]
~ 200's BC Aristarchus of Samos astronomer.
~ 100's BC Hipparchus of Alexandria astronomer.
~ 100 BC Rome takes over most of the former empire.
~ 100's AD Ptolemy of Alexandria astronomer.

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Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA soper@bovine.uoregon.edu