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There was not a date for an invasion. There are two dates for annexations: 148 BC for Macedon and 146 BC for the formation of the provinces of Achaea and Epirus. It needs to be clear that the annexation of Greece was a process whereby the Romans were progressively drawn into Greek politics, rather than one act of conquest. The Romans fought five wars in Greece – four of them against Macedon, the biggest state. Each time, except in the last war, Rome left Greece. Each time they became more of an arbiter in balance of power among Greek states. Rome fought the Third Macedonian to prevent this state from becoming a hegemonic state at the expense of other states, which had been the cause of the second war, and upsetting the existing political equilibrium which could have had consequences well beyond Greece and create problems with the Seleucid empire in Asia. They won and then established indirect rule. The king and other prominent men were taken to Rome and Macedon was divided into four client republics. Rome was a ruler without needing conquest. The fourth war was due to a rebellion. Rome intervened to put it down. The legion was kept there and Macedon was turned into a Roman province because of its lack of stability. The Achaean League in the south then rose against Rome. This led to the annexation of the rest of Greece with the two new provinces. It is quite difficult to call these events invasions, considering that the Romans were already there, they had already been the main power in the area, and invasion was not a war aim. Annexation was a consequence of Rome’s embroilment in Greece.
