The Hellenistic Triumph of Crete: A Golden Era (c. 323-67 BCE)
The Hellenistic Period, stretching from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE to the rise of the Roman Empire in 67 BCE, was a transformative era for the ancient world. For Crete, an island already steeped in millennia of history, this period was a renaissance of culture, politics, and trade, deeply influenced by…