Review article

Cities of Province Achaea in Roman Period

Aleksandar Simić orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-4347 ; Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

Greek history under the Roman Empire was sadly neglected and woefully under-researched. The situation began to change in the second half of the XX century, especially after the intense archaeological excavations in Greece post-1970. Greek history did not end with the destruction of Corinth in 146 BCE. Next century, filled with Roman civil wars, proved to be very challenging for the Greek cities of the province Achaea. Achaea suffered destruction and economic collapse. But, with the coming of the Principate and Octavian Augustus, Greek cities experienced an unprecedented era of peace. That peace, however, brought some changes. New elites, new settlements, new settlement patterns emerged. Many a Roman emperor was interested in the old glory of Hellas, and most of all the famous philhellene Hadrian. The crisis of the third century CE and barbarian invasions at last affected Achaea. The Heruli came and pillaged the province in 267 CE. This paper aims to give an overview of the history of the province Achaea from the destruction of Corinth to the invasion of the Heruli

Keywords

mainland Greece; province Achaea; Roman colonies; Greek cities; Corinth; Roman Empire

Hrčak ID:

286475

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/286475

Publication date:

22.10.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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