Roman domination of Greece was not tyrannical, on the whole. Despite their dynamism, the Romans were in awe of the Greek civilisation and began emulating Greek customs. The Latin poet Horatio said of the Roman conquest: "(Conquered) Greece conquered her barbarian conqueror". In the first years, Greece was to know many trials, especially because of the GreeksΓÇÖ initial insistence in the old religion and thereafter in the Christian. Despite this, Rome respected Greek
