Greek Empire
In the Hellenistic period, Greek Empire can refer to any individual or all successor states of the Diadochi:
- Seleucid dynasty
- Antigonid dynasty
- Ptolemaic dynasty
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“Make room, Roman writers, make room for Greek writers; something greater than the Iliad is born.”
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“So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear,
Farewell remorse! All good to me is lost;
Evil, be thou my Good: by thee at least
Divided empire with Heaven’s King I hold,
By thee, and more than half perhaps will reign;
As Man ere long, and this new World, shall know.””
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