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Where did Ptolemy settle his most of his veterans? | <text>Where did Ptolemy settle his most of his veterans?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy, a somatophylax, one of the seven bodyguards who served as Alexander the Great's generals and deputies, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC. In 305 BC, he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as "Soter"... |
Till what year did Ptolemy's family rule Egypt? | <text>Till what year did Ptolemy's family rule Egypt?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice. The most... |
All the male rulers of Egypt took what name during the Ptolemy dynasty? | <text>All the male rulers of Egypt took what name during the Ptolemy dynasty?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsin... |
Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice were common names for whom? | <text>Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice were common names for whom?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenic... |
Who was the last and most famous queen of the Ptolemy dynasty? | <text>Who was the last and most famous queen of the Ptolemy dynasty?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Ber... |
How did Cleoptra die? | <text>How did Cleoptra die?</text><reasoning>Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC. All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice. The most famous member of the line... |
Who tried to invade Egypt in the famous line-in-the-sand incident? | <text>Who tried to invade Egypt in the famous line-in-the-sand incident?</text><reasoning>Contrarily, having so firmly entrenched themselves into Greek affairs, the Romans now completely ignored the rapidly disintegrating Seleucid empire (perhaps because it posed no threat); and left the Ptolemaic kingdom to decline qu... |
Which Roman proconsul ablished the Seleucid rump state? | <text>Which Roman proconsul ablished the Seleucid rump state?</text><reasoning>Contrarily, having so firmly entrenched themselves into Greek affairs, the Romans now completely ignored the rapidly disintegrating Seleucid empire (perhaps because it posed no threat); and left the Ptolemaic kingdom to decline quietly, whil... |
Who was the last Ptolemaic monarch? | <text>Who was the last Ptolemaic monarch?</text><reasoning>Contrarily, having so firmly entrenched themselves into Greek affairs, the Romans now completely ignored the rapidly disintegrating Seleucid empire (perhaps because it posed no threat); and left the Ptolemaic kingdom to decline quietly, while acting as a protec... |
At what battle was Mark Anthony defeated? | <text>At what battle was Mark Anthony defeated?</text><reasoning>Contrarily, having so firmly entrenched themselves into Greek affairs, the Romans now completely ignored the rapidly disintegrating Seleucid empire (perhaps because it posed no threat); and left the Ptolemaic kingdom to decline quietly, while acting as a ... |
What region did Augustus take on as his personal fiefdom? | <text>What region did Augustus take on as his personal fiefdom?</text><reasoning>Contrarily, having so firmly entrenched themselves into Greek affairs, the Romans now completely ignored the rapidly disintegrating Seleucid empire (perhaps because it posed no threat); and left the Ptolemaic kingdom to decline quietly, wh... |
When did Cassander die? | <text>When did Cassander die?</text><reasoning>After Cassander's death in 298 BCE, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294) and conquered Thessaly and most of central Greece (293-291). He was defeated in 288 BC when Lysimachus of Thrace... |
When did Demetrius seize the Macedonian throne? | <text>When did Demetrius seize the Macedonian throne?</text><reasoning>After Cassander's death in 298 BCE, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294) and conquered Thessaly and most of central Greece (293-291). He was defeated in 288 BC w... |
Who captured Demetrius? | <text>Who captured Demetrius?</text><reasoning>After Cassander's death in 298 BCE, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294) and conquered Thessaly and most of central Greece (293-291). He was defeated in 288 BC when Lysimachus of Thrace... |
What year was Seleucus killed? | <text>What year was Seleucus killed?</text><reasoning>After Cassander's death in 298 BCE, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294) and conquered Thessaly and most of central Greece (293-291). He was defeated in 288 BC when Lysimachus of... |
At what battle was Seleucus killed ? | <text>At what battle was Seleucus killed ?</text><reasoning>After Cassander's death in 298 BCE, however, Demetrius, who still maintained a sizable loyal army and fleet, invaded Macedon, seized the Macedonian throne (294) and conquered Thessaly and most of central Greece (293-291). He was defeated in 288 BC when Lysimac... |
The Syrian was were fought between Ptolemy II and whom? | <text>The Syrian was were fought between Ptolemy II and whom?</text><reasoning>Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who l... |
What region was fought for during the Syrian wars? | <text>What region was fought for during the Syrian wars?</text><reasoning>Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived ... |
Who won the great battle of Raphia? | <text>Who won the great battle of Raphia?</text><reasoning>Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived on the grounds ... |
When was the great battle of Raphia? | <text>When was the great battle of Raphia?</text><reasoning>Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who lived on the grounds... |
Who did Ptolemy IV defeat in the great battle of Raphia? | <text>Who did Ptolemy IV defeat in the great battle of Raphia?</text><reasoning>Under Ptolemy II, Callimachus, Apollonius of Rhodes, Theocritus and a host of other poets made the city a center of Hellenistic literature. Ptolemy himself was eager to patronise the library, scientific research and individual scholars who ... |
What mathematician advance Greek Science? | <text>What mathematician advance Greek Science?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequen... |
What period saw the rise of New Comedy? | <text>What period saw the rise of New Comedy?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent ... |
When was the Battle of Actium? | <text>When was the Battle of Actium?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest ... |
When did Alexander the Great die? | <text>When did Alexander the Great die?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conque... |
What period saw the rise of the Septuagint? | <text>What period saw the rise of the Septuagint?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequ... |
dd | <text>dd</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the follo... |
What ruler's death in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic period? | <text>What ruler's death in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic period?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of... |
In what year did the Battle of Actium take place? | <text>In what year did the Battle of Actium take place?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the s... |
What kingdom did the Romans take over the year after the Battle of Actium? | <text>What kingdom did the Romans take over the year after the Battle of Actium?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of ... |
What type of poetry debuted in the Hellenistic period? | <text>What type of poetry debuted in the Hellenistic period?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and ... |
What ancient religion did Greece embrace during the Hellenistic period? | <text>What ancient religion did Greece embrace during the Hellenistic period?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Act... |
What signified the emergence of the Roman Empire? | <text>What signified the emergence of the Roman Empire?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the s... |
What event is the recognized beginning of the Hellenistic Period? | <text>What event is the recognized beginning of the Hellenistic Period?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in... |
Who advanced Greek Science? | <text>Who advanced Greek Science?</text><reasoning>The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of ... |
Orontid Armenia was given to Alexander the Great after he took control of what area? | <text>Orontid Armenia was given to Alexander the Great after he took control of what area?</text><reasoning>Orontid Armenia formally passed to empire of Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia. Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia. Armenia later became a vassal state of the Sele... |
Who did Alexander apoint to govern Armenia? | <text>Who did Alexander apoint to govern Armenia?</text><reasoning>Orontid Armenia formally passed to empire of Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia. Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia. Armenia later became a vassal state of the Seleucid Empire, but it maintained a consider... |
Armenia became a vassal state of what Empire? | <text>Armenia became a vassal state of what Empire?</text><reasoning>Orontid Armenia formally passed to empire of Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia. Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia. Armenia later became a vassal state of the Seleucid Empire, but it maintained a consid... |
What year did Armenia split into Greater Armenia and Armenia Sophene? | <text>What year did Armenia split into Greater Armenia and Armenia Sophene?</text><reasoning>Orontid Armenia formally passed to empire of Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia. Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia. Armenia later became a vassal state of the Seleucid Empire, bu... |
Who attacked Armenia when they became too distant from Seleucid rule? | <text>Who attacked Armenia when they became too distant from Seleucid rule?</text><reasoning>Orontid Armenia formally passed to empire of Alexander the Great following his conquest of Persia. Alexander appointed an Orontid named Mithranes to govern Armenia. Armenia later became a vassal state of the Seleucid Empire, bu... |
Who was Philip Arrhidaues' half brother? | <text>Who was Philip Arrhidaues' half brother?</text><reasoning>Meleager and the infantry supported the candidacy of Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, while Perdiccas, the leading cavalry commander, supported waiting until the birth of Alexander's unborn child by Roxana. After the infantry stormed the palace... |
Who was the leading calvary commander? | <text>Who was the leading calvary commander?</text><reasoning>Meleager and the infantry supported the candidacy of Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, while Perdiccas, the leading cavalry commander, supported waiting until the birth of Alexander's unborn child by Roxana. After the infantry stormed the palace o... |
Who order the death of Meleager? | <text>Who order the death of Meleager?</text><reasoning>Meleager and the infantry supported the candidacy of Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, while Perdiccas, the leading cavalry commander, supported waiting until the birth of Alexander's unborn child by Roxana. After the infantry stormed the palace of Baby... |
What city was partitioned to the generals who supported Perdiccas? | <text>What city was partitioned to the generals who supported Perdiccas?</text><reasoning>Meleager and the infantry supported the candidacy of Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, while Perdiccas, the leading cavalry commander, supported waiting until the birth of Alexander's unborn child by Roxana. After the i... |
Who documented that Perdiccas' was under suspicion? | <text>Who documented that Perdiccas' was under suspicion?</text><reasoning>Meleager and the infantry supported the candidacy of Alexander's half-brother, Philip Arrhidaeus, while Perdiccas, the leading cavalry commander, supported waiting until the birth of Alexander's unborn child by Roxana. After the infantry stormed... |
Which officer took control of Pergamum in 282 BC? | <text>Which officer took control of Pergamum in 282 BC?</text><reasoning>After the death of Lysimachus, one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal to Seleucus I while remaining de facto independent. His de... |
Who did Philetaerus declare himself loyal to? | <text>Who did Philetaerus declare himself loyal to?</text><reasoning>After the death of Lysimachus, one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal to Seleucus I while remaining de facto independent. His descen... |
Attalus I was a strong ally of Rome and which ruler? | <text>Attalus I was a strong ally of Rome and which ruler?</text><reasoning>After the death of Lysimachus, one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal to Seleucus I while remaining de facto independent. His... |
Where was the library of Pergamum located? | <text>Where was the library of Pergamum located?</text><reasoning>After the death of Lysimachus, one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal to Seleucus I while remaining de facto independent. His descendan... |
What depicts the Gigantomachy on the acropolis of the city? | <text>What depicts the Gigantomachy on the acropolis of the city?</text><reasoning>After the death of Lysimachus, one of his officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city of Pergamum in 282 BC along with Lysimachus' war chest of 9,000 talents and declared himself loyal to Seleucus I while remaining de facto independe... |
When was the Peloponnesian War? | <text>When was the Peloponnesian War?</text><reasoning>Ancient Greece had traditionally been a fractious collection of fiercely independent city-states. After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful. Spartan hegemony was succee... |
What hegemoney replaced Sparta after the Battle of Leuctra? | <text>What hegemoney replaced Sparta after the Battle of Leuctra?</text><reasoning>Ancient Greece had traditionally been a fractious collection of fiercely independent city-states. After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful.... |
When was the Battle of Leuctra? | <text>When was the Battle of Leuctra?</text><reasoning>Ancient Greece had traditionally been a fractious collection of fiercely independent city-states. After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful. Spartan hegemony was succee... |
When was the Battle of Mantinea? | <text>When was the Battle of Mantinea?</text><reasoning>Ancient Greece had traditionally been a fractious collection of fiercely independent city-states. After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful. Spartan hegemony was succe... |
Which king lend the rise of Macedon? | <text>Which king lend the rise of Macedon?</text><reasoning>Ancient Greece had traditionally been a fractious collection of fiercely independent city-states. After the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Greece had fallen under a Spartan hegemony, in which Sparta was pre-eminent but not all-powerful. Spartan hegemony was s... |
What city remained the center of philosophical thought? | <text>What city remained the center of philosophical thought?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, many different schools of thought developed. Athens, with its multiple philosophical schools, continued to remain the center of philosophical thought. However Athens had now lost her political freedom and Helle... |
What does ataraxia mean? | <text>What does ataraxia mean?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, many different schools of thought developed. Athens, with its multiple philosophical schools, continued to remain the center of philosophical thought. However Athens had now lost her political freedom and Hellenistic philosophy is a reflecti... |
What does autarky mean? | <text>What does autarky mean?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, many different schools of thought developed. Athens, with its multiple philosophical schools, continued to remain the center of philosophical thought. However Athens had now lost her political freedom and Hellenistic philosophy is a reflectio... |
What does apatheia mean? | <text>What does apatheia mean?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, many different schools of thought developed. Athens, with its multiple philosophical schools, continued to remain the center of philosophical thought. However Athens had now lost her political freedom and Hellenistic philosophy is a reflecti... |
Who were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia? | <text>Who were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia?</text><reasoning>The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the inde... |
King Bas defeated which general of Alexander? | <text>King Bas defeated which general of Alexander?</text><reasoning>The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of... |
Who assumed the title of king from Bas? | <text>Who assumed the title of king from Bas?</text><reasoning>The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithy... |
When did Zipoetes I assume the role of king? | <text>When did Zipoetes I assume the role of king?</text><reasoning>The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of ... |
Who founded Nicomedia? | <text>Who founded Nicomedia?</text><reasoning>The Bithynians were a Thracian people living in northwest Anatolia. After Alexander's conquests the region of Bithynia came under the rule of the native king Bas, who defeated Calas, a general of Alexander the Great, and maintained the independence of Bithynia. His son, Zip... |
What are was in between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt during Hellenistic times? | <text>What are was in between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt during Hellenistic times?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, Judea became a frontier region between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt and therefore was often the frontline of the Syrian wars, changing hands several times during the... |
What religion rose in Judea durring the Hellenistic period? | <text>What religion rose in Judea durring the Hellenistic period?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, Judea became a frontier region between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt and therefore was often the frontline of the Syrian wars, changing hands several times during these conflicts. Under the Hellen... |
Hellenistic Judaism was developed in Alexandria and what other region? | <text>Hellenistic Judaism was developed in Alexandria and what other region?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, Judea became a frontier region between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt and therefore was often the frontline of the Syrian wars, changing hands several times during these conflicts. Under... |
Judea was ruled by whom during the Hellenistic period? | <text>Judea was ruled by whom during the Hellenistic period?</text><reasoning>During the Hellenistic period, Judea became a frontier region between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt and therefore was often the frontline of the Syrian wars, changing hands several times during these conflicts. Under the Hellenistic... |
Who ruled when the Kingdom of Pontus' was at it's biggest? | <text>Who ruled when the Kingdom of Pontus' was at it's biggest?</text><reasoning>The kingdom grew to its largest extent under Mithridates VI, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lesser Armenia, the Bosporan Kingdom, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos and for a brief time the Roman provi... |
Who called themselves King Mithridates Eupator Dionysus? | <text>Who called themselves King Mithridates Eupator Dionysus?</text><reasoning>The kingdom grew to its largest extent under Mithridates VI, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lesser Armenia, the Bosporan Kingdom, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos and for a brief time the Roman provinc... |
What hairstyle did Mithridates IV copy from Alexander? | <text>What hairstyle did Mithridates IV copy from Alexander?</text><reasoning>The kingdom grew to its largest extent under Mithridates VI, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lesser Armenia, the Bosporan Kingdom, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos and for a brief time the Roman province ... |
Who did the Macedoniankings claim Mithridates IV descended from? | <text>Who did the Macedoniankings claim Mithridates IV descended from?</text><reasoning>The kingdom grew to its largest extent under Mithridates VI, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lesser Armenia, the Bosporan Kingdom, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos and for a brief time the Roman... |
Pontus was defeated in what wars? | <text>Pontus was defeated in what wars?</text><reasoning>The kingdom grew to its largest extent under Mithridates VI, who conquered Colchis, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lesser Armenia, the Bosporan Kingdom, the Greek colonies of the Tauric Chersonesos and for a brief time the Roman province of Asia. Mithridates ... |
When did King Philip the II annex Thessaly and Magnesia? | <text>When did King Philip the II annex Thessaly and Magnesia?</text><reasoning>Philip II was a strong and expansionist king and he took every opportunity to expand Macedonian territory. In 352 BC he annexed Thessaly and Magnesia. In 338 BC, Philip defeated a combined Theban and Athenian army at the Battle of Chaeronea... |
Who annexed Thessaly and Magnesia? | <text>Who annexed Thessaly and Magnesia?</text><reasoning>Philip II was a strong and expansionist king and he took every opportunity to expand Macedonian territory. In 352 BC he annexed Thessaly and Magnesia. In 338 BC, Philip defeated a combined Theban and Athenian army at the Battle of Chaeronea after a decade of des... |
When was the Battle of Chaeronea? | <text>When was the Battle of Chaeronea?</text><reasoning>Philip II was a strong and expansionist king and he took every opportunity to expand Macedonian territory. In 352 BC he annexed Thessaly and Magnesia. In 338 BC, Philip defeated a combined Theban and Athenian army at the Battle of Chaeronea after a decade of desu... |
Who formed the League of Corinth? | <text>Who formed the League of Corinth?</text><reasoning>Philip II was a strong and expansionist king and he took every opportunity to expand Macedonian territory. In 352 BC he annexed Thessaly and Magnesia. In 338 BC, Philip defeated a combined Theban and Athenian army at the Battle of Chaeronea after a decade of desu... |
Who was Philip II planning a campaign against when he was assasinated? | <text>Who was Philip II planning a campaign against when he was assasinated?</text><reasoning>Philip II was a strong and expansionist king and he took every opportunity to expand Macedonian territory. In 352 BC he annexed Thessaly and Magnesia. In 338 BC, Philip defeated a combined Theban and Athenian army at the Battl... |
What years did Cleomenes III rule? | <text>What years did Cleomenes III rule?</text><reasoning>Sparta remained independent, but it was no longer the leading military power in the Peloponnese. The Spartan king Cleomenes III (235–222 BCE) staged a military coup against the conservative ephors and pushed through radical social and land reforms in order to in... |
In 222 BCE, Sparta lost what Battle? | <text>In 222 BCE, Sparta lost what Battle?</text><reasoning>Sparta remained independent, but it was no longer the leading military power in the Peloponnese. The Spartan king Cleomenes III (235–222 BCE) staged a military coup against the conservative ephors and pushed through radical social and land reforms in order to ... |
Who was defeated at the Battle of Sellasia? | <text>Who was defeated at the Battle of Sellasia?</text><reasoning>Sparta remained independent, but it was no longer the leading military power in the Peloponnese. The Spartan king Cleomenes III (235–222 BCE) staged a military coup against the conservative ephors and pushed through radical social and land reforms in or... |
What was Sparta's afilliation in the Peloponnese? | <text>What was Sparta's afilliation in the Peloponnese?</text><reasoning>Sparta remained independent, but it was no longer the leading military power in the Peloponnese. The Spartan king Cleomenes III (235–222 BCE) staged a military coup against the conservative ephors and pushed through radical social and land reforms... |
When did the Seleucid defeat the Battle of Magnesia? | <text>When did the Seleucid defeat the Battle of Magnesia?</text><reasoning>After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188. During the reign ... |
Who was the first king of Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia? | <text>Who was the first king of Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia?</text><reasoning>After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188. During the reig... |
Artaxian coins called some Armenian kings what? | <text>Artaxian coins called some Armenian kings what?</text><reasoning>After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188. During the reign of th... |
What years did Tigranes the Great reign? | <text>What years did Tigranes the Great reign?</text><reasoning>After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188. During the reign of the Artax... |
Which Tigranes successor composed Greek tragedies? | <text>Which Tigranes successor composed Greek tragedies?</text><reasoning>After the Seleucid defeat at the Battle of Magnesia in 190 BC, the kings of Sophene and Greater Armenia revolted and declared their independence, with Artaxias becoming the first king of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia in 188. During the reign of... |
Where did the Celts who settled in Galatia pass through? | <text>Where did the Celts who settled in Galatia pass through?</text><reasoning>The Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios circa 270 BC. They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Celtic territory in ce... |
What battle did the Celts lose to Seleucus I? | <text>What battle did the Celts lose to Seleucus I?</text><reasoning>The Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios circa 270 BC. They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Celtic territory in central Anato... |
What famous statue signified the victory of the Greeks over a worthy enemy? | <text>What famous statue signified the victory of the Greeks over a worthy enemy?</text><reasoning>The Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios circa 270 BC. They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Cel... |
What century did the Galatians become allies of Antiochus the Great? | <text>What century did the Galatians become allies of Antiochus the Great?</text><reasoning>The Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios circa 270 BC. They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Celtic ter... |
Who sent Gnaeus Manlius Vulso on an expedition against the Galatians? | <text>Who sent Gnaeus Manlius Vulso on an expedition against the Galatians?</text><reasoning>The Celts who settled in Galatia came through Thrace under the leadership of Leotarios and Leonnorios circa 270 BC. They were defeated by Seleucus I in the 'battle of the Elephants', but were still able to establish a Celtic te... |
When did Menander die? | <text>When did Menander die?</text><reasoning>After the death of Menander (c. 130 BC), the Kingdom appears to have fragmented, with several 'kings' attested contemporaneously in different regions. This inevitably weakened the Greek position, and territory seems to have been lost progressively. Around 70 BC, the western... |
What kingdom forced the Indo-Greek kingdom to the east? | <text>What kingdom forced the Indo-Greek kingdom to the east?</text><reasoning>After the death of Menander (c. 130 BC), the Kingdom appears to have fragmented, with several 'kings' attested contemporaneously in different regions. This inevitably weakened the Greek position, and territory seems to have been lost progres... |
Around 70 BC, Arachosia and what other region where taken over by tribal invasion? | <text>Around 70 BC, Arachosia and what other region where taken over by tribal invasion?</text><reasoning>After the death of Menander (c. 130 BC), the Kingdom appears to have fragmented, with several 'kings' attested contemporaneously in different regions. This inevitably weakened the Greek position, and territory seem... |
What is the name of the 37 gear computer which noted the motions of the Sun and Moon? | <text>What is the name of the 37 gear computer which noted the motions of the Sun and Moon?</text><reasoning>The level of Hellenistic achievement in astronomy and engineering is impressively shown by the Antikythera mechanism (150–100 BC). It is a 37-gear mechanical computer which computed the motions of the Sun and Mo... |
Until what century were similar devices like the Antikythera mechanism found? | <text>Until what century were similar devices like the Antikythera mechanism found?</text><reasoning>The level of Hellenistic achievement in astronomy and engineering is impressively shown by the Antikythera mechanism (150–100 BC). It is a 37-gear mechanical computer which computed the motions of the Sun and Moon, incl... |
What range of years is the Antikythera mechanism thought to have been created? | <text>What range of years is the Antikythera mechanism thought to have been created?</text><reasoning>The level of Hellenistic achievement in astronomy and engineering is impressively shown by the Antikythera mechanism (150–100 BC). It is a 37-gear mechanical computer which computed the motions of the Sun and Moon, inc... |
Who was the first Indo-Greek king who did not rule from Bactria? | <text>Who was the first Indo-Greek king who did not rule from Bactria?</text><reasoning>After Demetrius' death, civil wars between Bactrian kings in India allowed Apollodotus I (from c. 180/175 BCE) to make himself independent as the first proper Indo-Greek king (who did not rule from Bactria). Large numbers of his coi... |
Who succeeded or ruled alongside Apollodotus I? | <text>Who succeeded or ruled alongside Apollodotus I?</text><reasoning>After Demetrius' death, civil wars between Bactrian kings in India allowed Apollodotus I (from c. 180/175 BCE) to make himself independent as the first proper Indo-Greek king (who did not rule from Bactria). Large numbers of his coins have been foun... |
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