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# Greece
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## Facts
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During New Testament times, Greece was a province in the Roman Empire.
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* Like the modern-day country of Greece, it was located on a peninsula that is bordered by the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas.
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* Many churches were established in Greece during the first century; among these were churches that the apostle Paul began in the cities of Corinth, Thessalonica, and Phillipi.
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* People who are from Greece are called Greeks. There were also many people from other Roman provinces who spoke Greek, including some Jews.
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