The famous Hellenistic science, grown on the shore of Asia Minor, on the Ionio sea, with Talete, died in Alessandria after six or seven centuries.

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Hellenistic themes and figures mix easily Eastern motifs.

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The park also contains more than 30 important historical or archaeological sites, ranging from Stone Age cave art to Hellenistic and late Roman settlements where valuable decorative pieces such as coins, ceramics and statues have been discovered.

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In her mind, she holds an alternative map of the centre of the city: one which, instead of modern buildings and highways crowded with traffic, has ancient walls, baths and residences dating back to Roman, Hellenistic and even prehistoric times.

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Alchemy's roots lie in Hellenistic Egypt.

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