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When did the Hellenistic period begin and end?
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The Hellenistic Age is defined as the period beginning with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE.12
The end of the period is traditionally marked by the conquest of Egypt by Rome in 30 BCE. However, for certain historical purposes, the period is often extended by an additional three and a half centuries, concluding in 330 CE when Constantine the Great moved the capital of the empire to Constantinople.123