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A few weeks ago, I came across this BBC article which was talking about how the art and architecture of the ancient Greeks is currently influencing many modern designs: from our interior to the jewelry we are wearing.

More and more people are turning to the Greeks for help decorating their homes. While I fully embrace this new tendency – I am always looking for new and original ideas connected to the ancient world – there are some issues I have with this so-called ‘Hellenistic revival‘.

 As you may know, the Hellenistic period is that part of Greek history which starts with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and ends with Cleopatra and Marc Anthony’s defeat at the battle of Actium in 31 BC, when the Romans conquered the last of the areas once controlled by the Macedonian king.  The Hellenistic period was different from the Archaic and Classical period because of the interaction between the typical Greek culture and that of the East, creatin