Hellenistic Culture

Hellenistic Culture in Alexandria

• Hellenistic culture: bled of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian Culture
• Trade and Culturally Diversity: Alexandria became a foremost center of commerce and culture/civilization
• Alexandria's Attractions:
• Alexander's coffin
• Pharo's lighthouse
• Library (500,000 Papyrus scrolls)

Science and Technology

• Astronomy
• Aristarchus- found out that the sun is at least x300 bigger than the Earth
• Earth and Planets revolved around the sun
• Ptolemy- disagrees with Aristarchus says that Earth is center of universe, taught for next 14 centuries
• Eratosthenes- estimated the real size of Earth, says it's round