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    The Romans began conquering Greece in the 2nd century BC after initially fighting the Carthaginians. Greece fell to Roman rule in 146 BC after the Battle of Corinth. The Romans were attracted to Greek architecture and made Macedonia a Roman province before invading other Greek cities. Greece remained under Roman control until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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    The Romans began conquering Greece in the 2nd century BC after initially fighting the Carthaginians. Greece fell to Roman rule in 146 BC after the Battle of Corinth. The Romans were attracted to Greek architecture and made Macedonia a Roman province before invading other Greek cities. Greece remained under Roman control until the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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    Where else did the Romans

    conquered?
    Greece
    Shum Yun Rou
    Year 5R
    Greece - Location
    • Located on the continent of Europe
    • A country in South Eastern Europe
    • Surrounded by the following countries/seas:

    North – Albania, North Macedonia & Bulgaria


    East – Turkey, Aegean Sea
    South – Cretan and Libyan Seas
    West – Ioian Sea (separates Greece from Italy)
    Greece-In the past
    • Founded on 25 March 1821
    • In the 8th century BC, Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages
    which followed the fall of the Mycenaean civilization
    • Ruled by Alexander the Great in the 3rd century BC. He was the
    founder of the Ancient Greek Empire, which stretched into Europe,
    Egypt and South-West Asia
    • Population then – around 7.5-10 million
    • Food available then - grains, wheat, barley, fruit, vegetables, breads,
    and cake.
    Greece -When the Romans attacked
    • The Romans began conquest in the 2nd century BC

    • Ancient Romans travelled by carriage, chariot, walking, riding horses


    Greece -When the Romans attacked
    • Initially, the Romans were fighting the Carthaginians. However, the
    Romans then decided to attack Greece because they were very angry at
    the Greeks for some of the Greeks decided to help the Carthaginians
    fight the Romans.
    • Greece fell into Romans in the 146 BC in the Battle of Corinth.
    • Rome first made Macedonia (northern Greece) a Roman province and
    slowly invaded other Greek cities.
    Why did the Romans come to Greece?
    • The Romans were very much attracted by the Greek construction and
    architecture.
    Greece– After the Romans left
    • In 1967, Greece fell victim to a military coup and became a military dictatorship from 1967-1974. Following a
    failed counter coup by the King against the Junta government, the Monarchy was abolished. Greece became
    a democracy again in 1974 and joined the European Community in 1981, however they remained a Republic.
    Greece - Today
    • Population today 10.72 million
    • Language(s) used : Greek. The other languages spoken there are Macedonian (called "Slav-
    Macedonian" in Greece), Albanian, spoken in the centre and the south, Turkish, spoken by
    Muslim communities around the Aegean, Arumanian and Bulgarian.
    Notable PAST RECENT

    Events
    The Trojan War (1250BC) 26 February 2020 - The country confirmed its first COVID-19
    case in Thessaloniki.

    Introduction of the Olympic Games (776BC) 12 March 2020 - The Olympic torch relay began in Olympia
    without public attendance. A week later on March 19
    the Olympic flame was handed over to Japan.

    FOOD bread, beans and olives fish, squid and shellfish


    DRINKS Ouzo is considered the national drink of Greece 
    Rakomelo is a mixed drink that is alcoholic and native to Greece
    Greece - Today

    Industries Involved: tourism, shipping, industrial products, food and tobacco


    processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products, mining and petroleum.

    Old Popular Places:


    Olympia is the place where the first ancient Olympic Games took place in
    776 BC.

    The Acropolis of Athens is the most famous historical monument in Greece. 


    Greece - Today
    • New Popular Places:
    Athens  -Greece's most visited spot by tourists worldwide

    Santorini
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