Hellenism

Hellenism describes the influence of Greek language and culture on societies beyond Greece, particularly after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Greek styles of education, literature, philosophy, politics, and religious expression became common across many regions. Local cultures continued to exist, but they often adopted Greek forms of writing, argument, storytelling, and public life. Hellenism refers to this shared cultural environment, where Greek ways of communicating ideas shaped how people explained the world, organized knowledge, and expressed identity. It is not a single belief system but a cultural framework that affected many different societies in different ways.