Roman Macedonia and Achaea

Roman Macedonia and Achaea was a colony in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from 146 BCE to 395 CE, about 540 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

The Roman provinces of the southern Balkans, where Greek remained the language of the cities. Constantine built his new capital at Byzantium in 330.

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Facts

Dates

146 BCE to 395 CE

Duration

540 years

Type

Colony

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Thessalonica, Corinth

Came from

• Kingdom of Macedon c. 700 to 168 BCE
• Achaean League 280 to 146 BCE

Became

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 44 BCE Assassination of Julius Caesar
• 9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
• 313 Edict of Milan
• 330 Constantinople dedicated

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE
• Hunnic Empire c. 370 to 469 CE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
• Roman Gaul 50 BCE to 486 CE
• Roman Britain 43 to 410 CE
• Dacian Kingdom c. 82 BCE to 106 CE
• Western Roman Empire 395 to 476 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE, South Asia
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia

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