146–30 BCE · Europe · Empire
The destruction of Corinth in 146 BCE marked a major stage in Rome's domination of Greece. After the naval battle of Actium in 31 BCE, Octavian took Alexandria and annexed Ptolemaic Egypt in 30 BCE. These were distinct stages in a longer history of conquest.
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