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Roman Era in Greece commenced from 31 B.C. to 180 AD is also termed as the era of the Pax Romana. This implies a Roman Peace treaty between Rome and the central nations of Greece and the Eastern Greek.
This period ensured the advent of peace and security in Greece which in turn opened the prospering way of economical and cultural progress, especially in the places of recognition like Athens, Thessaloniki, Corinth, Miletus, Alexandria and Smyrna. Roman provincial administration was disintegrated thus evolved the urban Greek elite class who had the right to enter the Roman Senate.
The Romans open heartedly greeted the Greek culture and then Latin and Greek became the major languages of the State. Thus the birth of Greco-Roman Empire was recorded in the history of Greece. Ever since Romans conquered the land in 187 BC onwards, the military bases of Greece came to a standstill but though Greek culture eventually dominated the Roman lifestyle in turn. Macedonia was conquered by the Romans with the defeat of its ruler, Perseus in 168 BC thus the Roman Era actually began from this period in Greece. Slowly but steadily all the provinces of Greece were under the Roman influence.
During the Roman Era in Greece, Edipsos was a popular cosmopolitan center, which attracted people for the healing waters, promoting the bath therapy that was not much into practice in Greece before.
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