PHILOSOPHERS'STONE.PART 29

Aristotle died in the year 322 B.C.at a time Athens had lost its dominant influence.This decline was linked to the political upheavals,ochestrated from the conquests of Alexander the Great-356-323 B.C.That long period from Aristotle near the exit of 4th century B.C.up to the early medieval around A.D.400 with christianity as powerful force during the period should provide a rational template for our discussion.He was the young Alexander's tutor,and it was Alexander that won the final decisive battle against the Persians.He had many conquests that linked Egypt and the Orient up till far east,then India to the Greek civilisation.This conquest brought a new civilisation led by Greek culture and their language played a major role and lasted a tercentenary.It was called'Hellenism'to refer to a period when Greek dominated culture prevailed in three Hellenistic Kingdoms of Macedonia,Syria and Egypt.Around the year 50 B.C. Rome finally secured upper hands in both military and political affairs as the new superpower.