Western Civilization

Babylon (Turkey to Afghanistan): Seleucus founds Seleucid Dynasty

-Revolt of the Maccabees

Macedon and Greece: under Antigonus Gonatas, founds Antigonid Dynasty

Greek outlook

-urban centers

-Koine

-Flourishing of art, literature, philosophy

---Septuagint

Philosophy turned inward; not in the service of the state or the gods

Cynics

-Antisthenes (ca. 445-360 BC)

--rejection of desires

-Diogenes (ca. 412-324)

Epicureans

-Epicurus of Samos (ca. 341-271 BC)

--choose pleasure rationally

--no fear

Stoicism

-Zeno of Cition (ca. 335-263)

--control of passions

# posted by Anne Good @ 7:31 AM