Besides real portraits, imaginary portraits of great excellence were produced in the Hellenistic period.

In the Hellenistic period, however, such works became plentiful.

These wares begin in the Hellenistic period, and go on into the Roman and early Byzantine Ages.

With the culmination of Greek effort in the so-called Hellenistic period we have seen ancient science at its climax.

As a specimen of the portrait-sculpture of the Hellenistic period I have selected the seated statue of Posidippus (Fig.

In the Hellenistic period Andros was contended for as a frontier-post by the two naval powers of the Aegean Sea, Macedonia and Egypt.