When Did the Romans Take over Greece

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Although the Romans Conquered the Greek Peninsula in 146 Bc, They Did Not Take Control of Egypt Until 31 Bc. Some Historians Consider This to Be the End of the...

When Did the Romans Take over Greece

When Did The Romans Take Over Greece?

Although the Romans conquered the Greek peninsula in 146 BC, they did not take control of Egypt until 31 BC. Some historians consider this to be the end of the Hellenistic Period. The Greek language continued to be the main language used in the eastern part of the Roman Empire for hundreds of years.

Hellenistic Period

The Hellenistic period was characterized by a new wave of Greek colonization which established Greek cities and kingdoms in Asia and Africa. This resulted in the export of Greek culture and language to these new realms, spanning as far as modern-day India.

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When did Romans conquer Greece?

The definitive Roman occupation of the Greek world was established after the Battle of Actium (31 BC), in which Augustus defeated Cleopatra VII, the Greek Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, and the Roman general Mark Antony, and afterwards conquered Alexandria (30 BC), the last great city of Hellenistic Greece.
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