# Greece

## Facts

During New Testament times, Greece was a province in the Roman Empire.

* Like the modern-day country of Greece, it was located on a peninsula that is bordered by the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Ionian Seas.
* 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.
* People who are from Greece are called Greeks. There were also many people from other Roman provinces who spoke Greek, including some Jews.