Galatia was a region in north-central Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) settled by the Celtic Gauls c. https://www.worldhistory.org/galatia/ #History #Celts #Galatia #HellenisticPeriod

Elephants were thought of as fierce and frightful monsters in antiquity, very real though rarely seen until the Hellenistic period. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1381/elephants-in-hellenistic-history--art/ #History #AlexandertheGreat #Elephant #HellenisticPeriod

Pergamon (also Pergamum) was a major intellectual and cultural center in Mysia (northwest Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey) which flourished under the Attalid Dynasty (281-133 BCE) during the Hellenistic Period. https://www.worldhistory.org/pergamon/ #History #Anatolia #AttalidDynasty #HellenisticPeriod

The Aetolian League was an ancient Greek alliance of the tribes that lived west of Athens and north of the Peloponnese. The league was probably first established in the early 4th century BCE, reached its peak during the Hellenistic Period, and survived until the region was annexed by Rome at the end of the Fourth Macedonian War. https://www.worldhistory.org/Aetolian_League/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #HellenisticPeriod #AetolianLeague #Aetolia

Dr. Jeanne Reames' Dancing with the Lion: Becoming and Dancing with the Lion: Rise follow an epic tale of Alexander before he was “The Great.” In this interview, Dylan Campbell inquires about her passion for history and the development of her new novels.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1569/interview-jeanne-reames-on-dancing-with-the-lion/ #AlexandertheGreat #HellenisticPeriod #Macedon