Achaea

Roman province

PlaceRoman provinceQ204772

Also known as Province of Achaea · Achaia

Country: Ancient Rome
Founded: 27 BCE

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Achaia, sometimes spelled Achaea, was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the Peloponnese, Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, the Cyclades and parts of Phthiotis, Aetolia and Phocis. In the north, it bordered on the provinces of Epirus vetus and Macedonia. The region was annexed by the Roman Republic in 146 BC following the sack of Corinth by the Roman general Lucius Mummius, who was awarded the surname "Achaicus". Initially part of the Roman province of Macedonia, it was made into a separate province by Augustus.

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Capital: Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis
Time period: classical antiquity
Native label: Achaia
Replaces: Achaean League
Dissolved: 690
Different from: Achaea
Statement is subject of: Q104876953
Position held by head of the organization: proconsul prouinciae Achaiae

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37.8900, 22.4500OpenStreetMap ↗

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