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1 day ago · In the 2nd century BC, Greece was conquered by the Roman Republic and came under its control. Still, Greek culture flourished during this period—city-states maintained a level of political autonomy, and Roman society adopted many aspects of Greek culture.
- Modern Greece
Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC,...
- Bronze Age
Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age...
- History of Greece
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- Modern Greece
5 days ago · ancient Rome, the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 bc, through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 bc, the establishment of the empire in 27 bc, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century ad.
19 hours ago · Roman expansion in Italy from 500 BC to 218 BC through the Latin War (light red), Samnite Wars (pink/orange), Pyrrhic War (beige), and First and Second Punic War (yellow and green). Cisalpine Gaul (238–146 BC) and Alpine valleys (16–7 BC) were later added. The Roman Republic in 500 BC is marked with dark red.
5 days ago · Ancient Greek civilization, the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 BCE, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BCE. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed a legacy with unparalleled influence on Western civilization.
- Simon Hornblower
2 days ago · Roman copy of a lost Hellenistic original of the 2nd c. BC. Homer ( / ˈhoʊmər /; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; born c.8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.
- Ὅμηρος
- Homeric Greek
5 days ago · 25th century bce. Flourished: c.2465 BCE - c.2325 BCE. Title / Office: king (2465BC-2325BC), Egypt. Userkaf (flourished 25th century bce) was the first king of the 5th dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 2435–c. 2306 bce ), under whose reign the cult of Re, god of the sun, began to gain unprecedented importance.
5 days ago · The event was related by the native chronicler John Malalas. Occurring in 148 BC, it did immense damage, and it was only the first of many such quakes in the area which contributed to its decline. Roman period was second heyday of Antioch. The Roman emperor Julius Caesar visited the great city in 47 BC and confirmed its free status within the ...