Roman Conquest of Greece

Name: Roman Conquest of Greece
Start: -214
End: -146

214 BCE – 146 BCE

Through four Macedonian Wars and the Achaean War, Rome progressively conquered the Greek world.

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Roman Conquest of Greece

214 BCE – 146 BCE

Through four Macedonian Wars and the Achaean War, Rome progressively conquered the Greek world. The destruction of Corinth in 146 BC marked the end of Greek independence and the absorption of Hellenic civilization into the Roman sphere.

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