Roman Greece

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Roman Greece refers to the period when Greece was under Roman rule, marked by a blend of Greek and Roman culture, continued prominence of Greek cities, and the adaptation of traditional Greek institutions and festivals within the Roman imperial framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
province-level region of the Roman Empire
appliesToTerritory Epirus
Greek islands
Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)

Peloponnese
mainland Greece
hasCapital Corinth (provincial capital of Achaia)
linked to: Corinth
hasCulturalCharacteristic Hellenistic culture under Roman rule
Roman patronage of Greek philosophy and arts
blend of Greek and Roman traditions
continuation of Greek festivals and games
dominance of Greek education and rhetoric
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
craft production
maritime trade in the eastern Mediterranean
hasEndEvent administrative reforms of Diocletian and Constantine the Great
hasEndTime 4th century CE
hasEvent Battle of Actium (31 BCE) near Greek coast
linked to: Battle of Actium

Roman civil wars affecting Greek cities
Sack of Corinth (146 BCE)
founding of Nicopolis by Augustus
spread of Christianity through Pauline missions
hasImportantCity Athens
Byzantium
Corinth
Delphi
Nicopolis
linked to: Nikopolis

Olympia
Patras
Philippi
Sparta
Thessalonica
linked to: Salonika
hasInstitution Greek city-state (polis) institutions adapted to Roman rule
Roman provincial administration
hasLanguage Greek
Latin
hasNotableFeature integration into Roman road and sea networks
maintenance of Panhellenic sanctuaries under Roman patronage
status of Athens as a major intellectual center of the Roman Empire
hasProvince Achaia
Crete and Cyrenaica (joint province including Greek areas)
Epirus (Roman province)
linked to: Epirus

Macedonia (Roman province)
linked to: Macedon
hasReligion Roman state religion
ancient Greek religion
early Christianity
hasStartEvent Battle of Corinth (146 BCE)
Roman conquest of Greece
linked to: Macedonian Wars
hasStartTime 2nd century BCE
partOf Roman Empire

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Nemean Games timePeriod Roman Greece
Appian’s Roman History originalTitle Ῥωμαικά
linked to: Roman Greece
Argos historicalPeriod Roman Greece
Kerykes timePeriod Roman Imperial period in Greece
linked to: Roman Greece
Ancient Elis timePeriod Roman Greece
Sanctuary of Isis at Dion era Roman Greece
subject linked to: sanctuary of Isis