Hellenistic Period. This period created breakthroughs in Science, Literature, Math, Philosophy, and especially religion. There were over 60 religions during the Hellenistic Period, but there were two dominant ones that gained much popularity. These two religions were known as Stoicism and Epicureanism. The Stoics followed Zeno of Citium (who was a philosophy teacher that taught in the Stoa Poikile. The religion and philosophy focused on a man’s “self-sufficiency”, and “peace of mind.” Man was viewed as…
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