for those of you from Rio Linda:
Helenistic influence means Greek influence.
I love this board. You get news. Generally good company. Even geography lessons. Is Rio Linda the place with all the junked cars?
When I saw helenistic, above, I thought I had misused my word, hellenic. Believe me, I've been known to do just that. But, hellenic refers to Greek history more or less concluding with the death of Alexander.
Enjoyed it much and hope to see ya'll in another thread coming to a theater near you . . . very soon!
Happy Thanksgiving!