The document discusses the spread of Hellenistic culture and architecture after Alexander the Great's conquests in the 4th century BC. It mentions how Buddhism became Hellenized in Gandhara during the 2nd-3rd century, and provides examples of Hellenistic influence on art and architecture, including the Propylaia building in Athens and the cities of Pompeii, which incorporated both Hellenistic and Roman styles.

1. The Hellenistic realm

4. Hellenized Buddhism, 2nd-3rd century, Gandhara

6. Classical hero vs Hellenized hero
The Doryphoros by Polykleitos, V cent. BC
The Hellenistic ruler II cent. BC

7. The beginning of Hellenism before Alexander the Great
The Propylaia has been seen by scholars as Hans Lauter and Spiro Kostof
as the beginning of the Hellenistic architecture.

36. A terrace in the lower city.

37. Pompeii an Hellenistic and
Roman city
The Alexander Mosaic, It depicts a battle between
the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of
Persia. House of Fauno in Pompeii, I cent BC