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1. Babylon

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   After the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, the city fell under the dominion of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE. While it remained an administrative center, its religious and political dominance waned.
   The city was famously conquered by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE. Alexander intended to restore Babylon as the capital of his vast eastern empire, initiating significant building projects. However, his sudden death in Babylon in 323 BCE halted…

2. Hellenism

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   Geographical Scope and Linguistic Shift
   The spread of Hellenistic culture followed the military campaigns of Alexander. Key centers of influence included the new metropolises such as Alexandria, Antioch, and Seleucia on the Tigris. The lingua franca of administration, philosophy, and high culture became Koine Greek, a simplified dialect which allowed for remarkably rapid, if sometimes superficial, cultural exchange.
   A unique feature of the…